Marlyn
3 countries#5554 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
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Country by country
United States
9,112 births recorded 1913–2025 · currently #5554 · peaked in 1935 with 278 births
Most common in: California, Pennsylvania, New York, Iowa, Minnesota
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
23 births recorded 1974–1983 · peaked in 1974 with 8 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
3 births recorded 1957–1957 · peaked in 1957 with 3 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Marlyn’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2555 | — |
| 2007 | #2433 | ↑122 |
| 2008 | #3120 | ↓687 |
| 2009 | #2548 | ↑572 |
| 2010 | #2841 | ↓293 |
| 2011 | #3222 | ↓381 |
| 2012 | #2286 | ↑936 |
| 2013 | #2706 | ↓420 |
| 2014 | #2888 | ↓182 |
| 2015 | #3650 | ↓762 |
| 2016 | #3923 | ↓273 |
| 2017 | #5338 | ↓1415 |
| 2018 | #5619 | ↓281 |
| 2019 | #6176 | ↓557 |
| 2020 | #4453 | ↑1723 |
| 2021 | #5237 | ↓784 |
| 2022 | #5793 | ↓556 |
| 2023 | #5752 | ↑41 |
| 2024 | #6167 | ↓415 |
| 2025 | #5554 | ↑613 |
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