Marlyn is an uncommon variant of Marilyn that peaked in 1935 and has since faded.
Marlyn is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,653 for girl births in the United States (and #9,830 across all names), given to 22 babies. Marlyn was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1936 (193 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | #5,653 | — |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #6,320 | — |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | #5,885 | — |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | #5,902 | — |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | #5,347 | — |
| 2020 | 35 | 35 | #4,510 | #13,355 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #6,334 | — |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | #5,722 | — |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | #5,472 | #13,551 |
| 2016 | 38 | 38 | #3,975 | — |
| 2015 | 47 | 47 | #3,688 | #13,330 |
| 2014 | 59 | 59 | #2,914 | — |
| 2013 | 64 | 64 | #2,718 | — |
| 2012 | 94 | 94 | #2,306 | #6,885 |
| 2011 | 51 | 51 | #3,252 | — |
| 2010 | 61 | 61 | #2,861 | — |
| 2009 | 82 | 82 | #2,561 | #8,751 |
| 2008 | 54 | 54 | #3,146 | — |
| 2007 | 86 | 86 | #2,452 | #8,661 |
| 2006 | 76 | 76 | #2,573 | #13,303 |
| 2005 | 71 | 71 | #2,596 | #12,653 |
| 2004 | 80 | 80 | #2,383 | #8,643 |
| 2003 | 67 | 67 | #2,597 | #12,072 |
| 2002 | 62 | 67 | #2,764 | #9,046 |
| 2001 | 55 | 55 | #2,727 | — |
| 2000 | 56 | 56 | #3,004 | #7,199 |
| 1999 | 58 | 58 | #2,838 | #6,335 |
| 1998 | 63 | 63 | #2,422 | #10,695 |
| 1997 | 74 | — | #1,959 | — |
| 1996 | 60 | — | #2,244 | — |
| 1995 | 62 | — | #2,173 | — |
| 1994 | 61 | — | #2,202 | — |
| 1993 | 66 | — | #2,209 | #8,303 |
| 1992 | 58 | — | #2,447 | #9,329 |
| 1991 | 88 | — | #1,829 | #5,365 |
| 1990 | 71 | — | #2,063 | #7,752 |
| 1989 | 56 | — | #2,184 | — |
| 1988 | 49 | — | #2,775 | #4,355 |
| 1987 | 64 | — | #1,936 | #7,708 |
| 1986 | 53 | — | #2,044 | — |
| 1985 | 39 | — | #2,525 | — |
| 1984 | 41 | — | #2,602 | #6,972 |
| 1983 | 37 | — | #2,831 | #5,959 |
| 1982 | 43 | — | #2,625 | #5,390 |
| 1981 | 29 | — | #3,500 | #6,909 |
| 1980 | 36 | — | #2,632 | — |
| 1979 | 48 | — | #2,558 | #3,486 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | #4,384 | — |
| 1977 | 33 | — | #3,134 | #4,437 |
| 1976 | 30 | — | #3,153 | #4,741 |
| 1975 | 33 | — | #2,929 | #4,171 |
| 1974 | 23 | — | #3,646 | #5,714 |
| 1973 | 36 | — | #2,717 | #3,352 |
| 1972 | 37 | — | #2,490 | #3,836 |
| 1971 | 58 | — | #1,765 | #4,223 |
| 1970 | 49 | — | #2,034 | #3,717 |
| 1969 | 40 | — | #2,160 | #4,791 |
| 1968 | 41 | — | #2,078 | #3,565 |
| 1967 | 49 | — | #1,804 | #3,440 |
| 1966 | 51 | — | #1,787 | #2,729 |
| 1965 | 50 | — | #1,879 | #2,428 |
| 1964 | 58 | — | #1,620 | #3,188 |
| 1963 | 71 | — | #1,456 | #2,492 |
| 1962 | 67 | — | #1,535 | #2,331 |
| 1961 | 74 | — | #1,479 | #2,113 |
| 1960 | 48 | — | #1,875 | #2,633 |
| 1959 | 80 | — | #1,413 | #1,746 |
| 1958 | 62 | — | #1,717 | #1,712 |
| 1957 | 73 | — | #1,566 | #1,616 |
| 1956 | 93 | — | #1,208 | #1,923 |
| 1955 | 98 | — | #1,203 | #1,475 |
| 1954 | 99 | — | #1,150 | #1,583 |
| 1953 | 101 | — | #1,087 | #1,662 |
| 1952 | 97 | — | #1,099 | #1,604 |
| 1951 | 98 | — | #1,073 | #1,584 |
| 1950 | 116 | — | #967 | #1,384 |
| 1949 | 95 | — | #1,108 | #1,395 |
| 1948 | 97 | — | #1,005 | #1,641 |
| 1947 | 136 | — | #849 | #1,387 |
| 1946 | 151 | — | #789 | #1,072 |
| 1945 | 119 | — | #853 | #1,004 |
| 1944 | 142 | — | #720 | #1,182 |
| 1943 | 178 | — | #648 | #1,083 |
| 1942 | 172 | — | #657 | #1,047 |
| 1941 | 146 | — | #674 | #1,085 |
| 1940 | 195 | — | #590 | #856 |
| 1939 | 189 | — | #616 | #729 |
| 1938 | 240 | — | #543 | #664 |
| 1937 | 265 | — | #484 | #657 |
| 1936 | 271 | — | #464 | #671 |
| 1935 | 278 | — | #470 | #601 |
| 1934 | 230 | — | #538 | #663 |
| 1933 | 242 | — | #510 | #627 |
| 1932 | 212 | — | #564 | #700 |
| 1931 | 216 | — | #578 | #639 |
| 1930 | 168 | — | #751 | #695 |
| 1929 | 146 | — | #803 | #785 |
| 1928 | 135 | — | #819 | #887 |
| 1927 | 115 | — | #960 | #971 |
| 1926 | 140 | — | #821 | #869 |
| 1925 | 114 | — | #928 | #977 |
| 1924 | 96 | — | #1,160 | #1,002 |
| 1923 | 81 | — | #1,123 | #1,250 |
| 1922 | 70 | — | #1,599 | #1,099 |
| 1921 | 45 | — | #2,258 | #1,436 |
| 1920 | 36 | — | #2,539 | #1,674 |
| 1919 | 29 | — | #2,220 | #2,342 |
| 1918 | 28 | — | #2,341 | #2,347 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | #3,584 | #1,951 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | #4,219 | #2,217 |
| 1915 | 27 | — | #2,642 | #1,851 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #3,128 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,408 |