Marilyn
4 countries#760 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Marilyn was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
374,857 births recorded 1899–2025 · currently #760 · peaked in 1947 with 11,905 births
Most common in: New York, Illinois, California, Ohio, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
5,134 births recorded 1947–2020 · peaked in 1979 with 225 births
Most common in: Bouches-du-Rhône, Rhône, Paris, Nord, Seine-Saint-Denis
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
74 births recorded 1974–1990 · peaked in 1975 with 12 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
3 births recorded 2015–2015 · peaked in 2015 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Marilyn’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #508 | — |
| 2007 | #522 | ↓14 |
| 2008 | #565 | ↓43 |
| 2009 | #580 | ↓15 |
| 2010 | #547 | ↑33 |
| 2011 | #544 | ↑3 |
| 2012 | #421 | ↑123 |
| 2013 | #373 | ↑48 |
| 2014 | #404 | ↓31 |
| 2015 | #426 | ↓22 |
| 2016 | #490 | ↓64 |
| 2017 | #529 | ↓39 |
| 2018 | #606 | ↓77 |
| 2019 | #634 | ↓28 |
| 2020 | #634 | — |
| 2021 | #704 | ↓70 |
| 2022 | #697 | ↑7 |
| 2023 | #743 | ↓46 |
| 2024 | #665 | ↑78 |
| 2025 | #760 | ↓95 |
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