girl's name
Maralyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 1,319
Maralyn is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1938, when 64 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
Maralyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 227 |
| 1930s | 416 |
| 1940s | 333 |
| 1950s | 180 |
| 1960s | 58 |
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 23 |
| 2010s | 41 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 5 |
How popular is Maralyn?
In 2023, Maralyn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Maralyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maralyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maralyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maralyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maralyn
How popular is the name Maralyn?
In 2023, Maralyn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Maralyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Maralyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maralyn most popular?
Maralyn peaked in 1938, when 64 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.