girl's name

Marilyne

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 12,248

Marilyne is a girl's name. In 1991 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1977, when 470 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1946.

Marilyne over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

3,750
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Marilyne by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 25
1950s 1,690
1960s 2,450
1970s 3,750
1980s 2,545
1990s 735
2000s 190
2010s 80
2020s (to 2025) 25

How popular is Marilyne?

In 2025, Marilyne was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Marilyne is used

Canada #3,815 5 in 2017
France #6,429 5 in 2025
United States #12,268 6 in 1991

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Marilyne

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Marilyne also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marilyne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Marilyne

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marilyne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Marilyne

How popular is the name Marilyne?

In 2025, Marilyne was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Marilyne a girl's or a boy's name?

Marilyne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Marilyne most popular?

Marilyne peaked in 1977, when 470 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Marilyne a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marilyne currently ranks #6,429 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.