Marilyn

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Marilyn is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 374,490 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 373,424 as girls and 1,066 as boys. Marilyn gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 432
2023 378
2022 422
2021 407
2020 457
2019 467
2018 498
2017 585
2016 634
2015 748
2014 797
2013 837
2012 744
2011 534
2010 536
2009 524
2008 545
2007 599
2006 598
2005 513
2004 499
2003 514
2002 507
2001 553
2000 524
1999 481
1998 518
1997 573
1996 611
1995 581
1994 552
1993 604
1992 680
1991 584
1990 582
1989 636
1988 552
1987 532
1986 493
1985 528
1984 517
1983 612
1982 582
1981 579
1980 579
1979 568
1978 640
1977 608
1976 648
1975 657
1974 731
1973 788
1972 866
1971 1,223
1970 1,262
1969 1,407
1968 1,584
1967 1,971
1966 2,000
1965 2,503
1964 2,799
1963 3,326
1962 3,621
1961 3,813
1960 4,080
1959 4,357
1958 4,963
1957 5,752
1956 6,951
1955 8,428
1954 10,830
1953 10,764
1952 9,815
1951 9,168
1950 9,300
1949 9,879
1948 9,953
1947 11,905
1946 10,732
1945 9,551
1944 9,760
1943 10,174
1942 9,939
1941 8,589
1940 8,744
1939 9,570
1938 9,781
1937 9,784
1936 11,102
1935 10,451
1934 9,420
1933 9,150
1932 10,605
1931 9,695
1930 9,317
1929 6,763
1928 6,086
1927 5,575
1926 4,380
1925 3,419
1924 2,865
1923 2,286
1922 1,703
1921 696
1920 522
1919 404
1918 245
1917 164
1916 146
1915 109
1914 75
1913 58
1912 56
1911 31
1910 18
1909 21
1908 25
1907 17
1906 24
1905 10
1904 6
1903 11
1901 6
1900 12
1899 5