Is Marlyn a boy or girl name?
Marlyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 0 boys were named Marlyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 74.6% of the 9,090 US babies named Marlyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,293
- Babies named Marlyn since 1913
- 9,090
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 278 babies
Boys and girls named Marlyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 84 | 56 | 40% |
| 1920s | 462 | 516 | 52.8% |
| 1930s | 819 | 1,492 | 64.6% |
| 1940s | 367 | 1,064 | 74.4% |
| 1950s | 235 | 682 | 74.4% |
| 1960s | 101 | 448 | 81.6% |
| 1970s | 73 | 290 | 79.9% |
| 1980s | 39 | 408 | 91.3% |
| 1990s | 42 | 619 | 93.6% |
| 2000s | 57 | 632 | 91.7% |
| 2010s | 22 | 462 | 95.5% |
| 2020s | 5 | 115 | 95.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,293 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,879 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,898 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,342 |
| 2020 | 5 | #13,349 | 30 | #4,509 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,332 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,722 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,545 | 24 | #5,469 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,972 |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,328 | 42 | #3,688 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,913 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,718 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,883 | 82 | #2,306 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,252 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,861 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,751 | 73 | #2,561 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,146 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,661 | 77 | #2,452 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,300 | 71 | #2,573 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,653 | 66 | #2,596 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,642 | 72 | #2,383 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,072 | 62 | #2,597 |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,046 | 55 | #2,764 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,727 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,199 | 47 | #3,004 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,334 | 48 | #2,838 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,695 | 58 | #2,422 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,959 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,244 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,173 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,202 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,303 | 60 | #2,209 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,329 | 53 | #2,447 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,364 | 78 | #1,829 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,750 | 65 | #2,063 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,184 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,355 | 38 | #2,775 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,709 | 59 | #1,936 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,044 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,525 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,970 | 36 | #2,601 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,959 | 31 | #2,831 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,390 | 36 | #2,625 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,910 | 24 | #3,500 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,631 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,485 | 36 | #2,558 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,383 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,437 | 25 | #3,134 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,743 | 23 | #3,154 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,169 | 25 | #2,929 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,714 | 18 | #3,646 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,351 | 26 | #2,717 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,833 | 29 | #2,489 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,223 | 51 | #1,765 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,717 | 41 | #2,032 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,792 | 35 | #2,160 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,564 | 34 | #2,078 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,438 | 42 | #1,804 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,728 | 41 | #1,787 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,429 | 38 | #1,879 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,189 | 50 | #1,621 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,492 | 59 | #1,456 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,331 | 54 | #1,534 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,112 | 58 | #1,479 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,633 | 37 | #1,875 |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,746 | 58 | #1,413 |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,711 | 40 | #1,717 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,615 | 48 | #1,566 |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,923 | 75 | #1,208 |
| 1955 | 28 | #1,475 | 70 | #1,203 |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,583 | 75 | #1,150 |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,662 | 79 | #1,087 |
| 1952 | 23 | #1,604 | 74 | #1,099 |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,584 | 75 | #1,073 |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,384 | 88 | #967 |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,395 | 67 | #1,108 |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,641 | 76 | #1,005 |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,387 | 107 | #849 |
| 1946 | 42 | #1,072 | 109 | #789 |
| 1945 | 41 | #1,003 | 78 | #853 |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,182 | 110 | #720 |
| 1943 | 40 | #1,083 | 138 | #648 |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,047 | 130 | #657 |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,085 | 109 | #674 |
| 1940 | 55 | #856 | 140 | #590 |
| 1939 | 68 | #729 | 121 | #616 |
| 1938 | 82 | #664 | 158 | #543 |
| 1937 | 82 | #657 | 183 | #484 |
| 1936 | 78 | #671 | 193 | #464 |
| 1935 | 94 | #601 | 184 | #470 |
| 1934 | 84 | #663 | 146 | #538 |
| 1933 | 86 | #627 | 156 | #510 |
| 1932 | 78 | #700 | 134 | #564 |
| 1931 | 86 | #639 | 130 | #578 |
| 1930 | 81 | #695 | 87 | #751 |
| 1929 | 68 | #785 | 78 | #803 |
| 1928 | 57 | #887 | 78 | #819 |
| 1927 | 52 | #971 | 63 | #960 |
| 1926 | 60 | #869 | 80 | #821 |
| 1925 | 49 | #977 | 65 | #928 |
| 1924 | 50 | #1,002 | 46 | #1,160 |
| 1923 | 34 | #1,250 | 47 | #1,123 |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,099 | 28 | #1,599 |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,436 | 17 | #2,258 |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,674 | 14 | #2,539 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,342 | 16 | #2,220 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,347 | 15 | #2,341 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,951 | 8 | #3,584 |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,217 | 6 | #4,219 |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,851 | 11 | #2,642 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,128 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,408 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marlyn reached #601 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #464 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 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marlyn
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.