girl's name
Marylynn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,182
Marylynn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1960, when 65 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
Marylynn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 65 |
| 1930s | 121 |
| 1940s | 292 |
| 1950s | 343 |
| 1960s | 433 |
| 1970s | 185 |
| 1980s | 215 |
| 1990s | 155 |
| 2000s | 155 |
| 2010s | 139 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 73 |
How popular is Marylynn?
In 2025, Marylynn was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Marylynn is used
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.
How Marylynn is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mary-Lynn | Mary-Lynn is Marylynn written with a hyphen, used in Canada, where it ranks #2,273. | 6 |
Names that peaked alongside Marylynn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marylynn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marylynn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marylynn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marylynn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marylynn
How popular is the name Marylynn?
In 2025, Marylynn was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Marylynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Marylynn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marylynn most popular?
Marylynn peaked in 1960, when 65 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Marylynn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marylynn currently ranks #7,062 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.