Is Marilyn a boy or girl name?
Marilyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 432 girls and 0 boys were named Marilyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 374,490 US babies named Marilyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #666
- Babies named Marilyn since 1899
- 374,490
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 11,905 babies
Boys and girls named Marilyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 132 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,306 | 100% |
| 1920s | 93 | 34,202 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 344 | 98,531 | 99.7% |
| 1940s | 249 | 98,977 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 167 | 80,161 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 103 | 27,001 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 62 | 7,929 | 99.2% |
| 1980s | 32 | 5,578 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 16 | 5,750 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,376 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,380 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,096 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 432 | #666 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 378 | #742 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 422 | #698 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 407 | #707 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 457 | #634 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 467 | #634 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 498 | #607 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 585 | #531 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 634 | #490 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 748 | #426 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 797 | #404 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 837 | #373 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 744 | #422 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 534 | #546 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 536 | #548 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 524 | #581 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 545 | #565 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 599 | #522 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 598 | #509 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 513 | #560 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 499 | #573 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 514 | #545 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 507 | #543 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 553 | #496 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 524 | #509 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 481 | #527 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 518 | #490 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,866 | 567 | #447 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 611 | #416 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,769 | 576 | #446 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 552 | #460 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,629 | 599 | #415 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 680 | #380 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 584 | #435 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 582 | #433 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,004 | 628 | #394 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,070 | 547 | #425 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 532 | #418 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,423 | 488 | #442 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,240 | 522 | #422 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,823 | 509 | #418 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 612 | #368 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 582 | #400 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 579 | #390 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 579 | #394 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,273 | 559 | #389 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,522 | 634 | #341 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 608 | #361 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 648 | #341 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,207 | 651 | #339 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,016 | 725 | #315 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,960 | 776 | #300 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,271 | 856 | #294 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,219 | 1,216 | #240 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,551 | 1,256 | #248 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,234 | 1,398 | #218 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,559 | 1,577 | #198 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,558 | 1,960 | #167 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,778 | 1,994 | #170 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,332 | 2,490 | #151 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,492 | 2,792 | #146 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,491 | 3,314 | #125 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,328 | 3,608 | #127 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,111 | 3,797 | #122 |
| 1960 | 9 | #3,000 | 4,071 | #117 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,259 | 4,343 | #109 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,140 | 4,948 | #96 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,950 | 5,743 | #82 |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,594 | 6,926 | #70 |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,827 | 8,409 | #49 |
| 1954 | 16 | #2,018 | 10,814 | #35 |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,660 | 10,742 | #36 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,336 | 9,803 | #38 |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,712 | 9,148 | #41 |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,992 | 9,285 | #37 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,082 | 9,865 | #33 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,916 | 9,937 | #33 |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,542 | 11,881 | #29 |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,586 | 10,711 | #29 |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,672 | 9,534 | #27 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,465 | 9,738 | #27 |
| 1943 | 30 | #1,273 | 10,144 | #27 |
| 1942 | 32 | #1,239 | 9,907 | #27 |
| 1941 | 32 | #1,181 | 8,557 | #30 |
| 1940 | 41 | #1,017 | 8,703 | #25 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,158 | 9,538 | #19 |
| 1938 | 36 | #1,084 | 9,745 | #19 |
| 1937 | 45 | #939 | 9,739 | #13 |
| 1936 | 38 | #1,042 | 11,064 | #13 |
| 1935 | 33 | #1,157 | 10,418 | #14 |
| 1934 | 38 | #1,070 | 9,382 | #17 |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,392 | 9,126 | #16 |
| 1932 | 38 | #1,107 | 10,567 | #16 |
| 1931 | 31 | #1,249 | 9,664 | #19 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,359 | 9,288 | #22 |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,258 | 6,731 | #33 |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,740 | 6,066 | #38 |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,728 | 5,554 | #46 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,833 | 4,370 | #65 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 3,419 | #83 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,736 | 2,860 | #101 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 2,286 | #118 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,714 | 1,698 | #145 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 696 | #253 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 522 | #288 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 404 | #314 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 245 | #422 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 164 | #523 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 146 | #555 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 109 | #631 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 75 | #675 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 58 | #686 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 56 | #671 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 31 | #784 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,051 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 21 | #899 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 25 | #782 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 17 | #939 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 24 | #759 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,276 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,788 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,114 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,595 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,148 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,759 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marilyn reached #939 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #13 in 1936. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marilyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.