Marlyn Name Popularity

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How popular is Marlyn?

In 2018 the rare name Marlyn, ranked the 5,893rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Marlyn is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #464 in 1936 with 193 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Marlyn in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1914.

Approximately during the years 1919-1926, 1927-1935, 1968-1971, 1976-1979, 1983-1987, and 1988-1991, the name Marlyn took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1942-1945, 1971-1974, and 2012-2017.

Sometimes the name Marlyn has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Marlyn's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Marlyn has dropped dramatically.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Marlyn?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Marlyn is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Marlyn has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Marlyn (Girl)		Marlyn (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		21	5,893	< 5	--
2017		23	5,588	5	13,498
2016		37	4,040	< 5	--
2015		42	3,682	5	13,296
2014		59	2,908	< 5	--
2013		64	2,715	< 5	--
2012		82	2,305	12	6,877
2011		51	3,252	< 5	--
2010		61	2,858	< 5	--
2009		73	2,561	9	8,747
2008		54	3,144	< 5	--
2007		77	2,451	9	8,656
2006		71	2,573	5	13,295
2005		66	2,596	5	12,649
2004		72	2,380	8	8,640
2003		62	2,597	5	12,066
2002		55	2,763	7	9,045
2001		55	2,726	< 5	--
2000		47	3,002	9	7,196
1999		48	2,837	10	6,332
1998		58	2,421	5	10,690
1997		74	1,959	< 5	--
1996		60	2,244	< 5	--
1995		62	2,171	< 5	--
1994		61	2,202	< 5	--
1993		60	2,209	6	8,302
1992		53	2,447	5	9,327
1991		78	1,829	10	5,364
1990		65	2,061	6	7,747
1989		56	2,184	< 5	--
1988		38	2,775	11	4,354
1987		59	1,936	5	7,704
1986		53	2,043	< 5	--
1985		39	2,523	< 5	--
1984		36	2,602	5	6,967
1983		31	2,831	6	5,961
1982		36	2,625	7	5,387
1981		24	3,497	5	6,912
1980		36	2,631	< 5	--
1979		36	2,556	12	3,485
1978		16	4,381	< 5	--
1977		25	3,133	8	4,437
1976		23	3,153	7	4,740
1975		25	2,929	8	4,165
1974		18	3,644	5	5,715
1973		25	2,799	10	3,352
1972		30	2,433	8	3,836
1971		51	1,765	7	4,223
1970		41	2,030	8	3,716
1969		35	2,161	5	4,792
1968		34	2,077	7	3,561
1967		42	1,801	7	3,438
1966		41	1,788	10	2,724
1965		38	1,879	12	2,428
1964		50	1,621	8	3,187
1963		59	1,456	12	2,491
1962		54	1,533	13	2,331
1961		58	1,477	16	2,112
1960		37	1,873	11	2,636
1959		58	1,415	22	1,745
1958		40	1,713	22	1,709
1957		48	1,562	25	1,616
1956		75	1,209	18	1,924
1955		70	1,206	28	1,476
1954		75	1,150	24	1,584
1953		79	1,089	22	1,662
1952		74	1,099	23	1,604
1951		75	1,075	23	1,584
1950		88	967	28	1,384
1949		67	1,107	28	1,393
1948		76	1,005	21	1,641
1947		107	849	29	1,387
1946		109	789	42	1,072
1945		78	853	41	1,001
1944		110	720	32	1,182
1943		138	648	40	1,084
1942		130	657	42	1,046
1941		109	674	37	1,086
1940		140	590	55	855
1939		121	616	68	728
1938		158	543	82	665
1937		183	484	82	657
1936		193	464	78	671
1935		184	470	94	601
1934		146	538	84	663
1933		156	510	86	627
1932		134	564	78	700
1931		130	578	86	637
1930		86	757	81	695
1929		78	803	68	785
1928		78	819	57	887
1927		63	960	52	971
1926		80	821	60	869
1925		65	928	49	976
1924		46	1,160	50	1,002
1923		47	1,123	34	1,250
1922		28	1,599	42	1,099
1921		17	2,258	28	1,436
1920		14	2,539	22	1,674
1919		16	2,220	13	2,342
1918		15	2,342	13	2,347
1917		8	3,584	16	1,951
1916		6	4,219	13	2,217
1915		11	2,642	16	1,851
1914		< 5	--	6	3,128
1913		< 5	--	7	2,408
1912		< 5	--	< 5	--
1911		< 5	--	< 5	--
1910		< 5	--	< 5	--
1909		< 5	--	< 5	--
1908		< 5	--	< 5	--
1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	< 5	--
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		< 5	--	< 5	--
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	< 5	--
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.