Name Legacy

Marline

Recorded 1915–2017 · United States

Marline was most popular in 1935, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,046 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,524 people named Marline.

Most popular in1935
Rank that year#2,046
Births that year39
Total since 18801,524
Given to100% girls

Marline over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Marline’s peak in 1935. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marline a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marline is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,524 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Marline

Where Marline is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org