Is Marylyn a boy or girl name?

Marylyn is a girl’s name. Of the 3,336 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Marylyn

Recorded 1910–2025 · United States

Marylyn was most popular in 1936, when 238 American babies were given the name — ranking #760 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,336 people named Marylyn.

Marylyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marylyn’s peak in 1936. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marylyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marylyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,336 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 Marylyn

Where Marylyn 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