girl's name
Marelyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 835
Marelyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1930.
Marelyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 17 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 29 |
| 1990s | 84 |
| 2000s | 274 |
| 2010s | 265 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 116 |
How popular is Marelyn?
In 2025, Marelyn was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Marelyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marelyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marelyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marelyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marelyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marelyn
How popular is the name Marelyn?
In 2025, Marelyn was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Marelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Marelyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marelyn most popular?
Marelyn peaked in 2008, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Marelyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marelyn currently ranks #6,310 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.