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    The first name Marlyn

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Marlyn at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 22 girls born in the United States were named Marlyn, the 5,653rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1936, when 193 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    9,112
    babies named Marlyn since 1880
    #5,653
    rank in 2025
    1936
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Marlyn

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marlyn Mason
      American actress, born 1940

    Questions

    Is Marlyn a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 9,112 US babies named Marlyn since 1880, 75% were girls and 25% boys.
    When was Marlyn most popular?
    1936 in the United States, when 193 babies were named Marlyn, its highest rank at 464th.