Feminine dossier · first seen 1915

Marlyn

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Marlyn
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1936

Peak era

1936

Peak rank proxy

193

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1915Peak 19362024

Peak year

1936

Decline from peak

90.2%

2024

All-time

6,784

Marlyn is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1936, when 193 girls were named Marlyn.

In 2024, only 19 girls were given the name.

Down 90.2% from its peak.

All told, about 6,784 Americans have been named Marlyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1936

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