Is Marlynn a boy or girl name?

Marlynn is a girl’s name. Of the 959 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Marlynn

Recorded 1922–2025 · United States

Marlynn was most popular in 1955, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,500 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 959 people named Marlynn.

Marlynn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marlynn’s peak in 1955. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marlynn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marlynn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 959 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.

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