Marline Girl
How popular is Marline?
Peaked in 1935
No babies were recorded with the name Marline in 2025. It was most used in 1935, when 39 girls got the name.
1,050living people named Marline (est.)
61median age of people named Marline
1,524babies named Marline since 1880
Marline popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1935 (39 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,119 in 1935 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Marline counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marilyn family of names ranked #429 for girls in 2025 (#413 the year before), with 698 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marilyn | 356 | 51% |
| Marlene | 177 | 25% |
| Marilynn | 41 | 6% |
| Marlen | 42 | 6% |
| Marlyn | 22 | 3% |
| Marelyn | 19 | 3% |
| Marylin | 11 | 2% |
| Marylynn | 16 | 2% |
| Marlynn | 7 | 1% |
| Marylyn | 7 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Marline by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 | #3,450 |
| 1920s | 76 | #2,338 |
| 1930s | 292 | #1,119 |
| 1940s | 247 | #1,355 |
| 1950s | 228 | #1,834 |
| 1960s | 186 | #2,360 |
| 1970s | 118 | #3,650 |
| 1980s | 136 | #4,166 |
| 1990s | 100 | #6,307 |
| 2000s | 95 | #7,311 |
| 2010s | 27 | #12,270 |
Questions
- Is Marline a boy or girl name?
- Marline is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marline were girls.
- How popular is the name Marline?
- No babies were recorded with the name Marline in 2025. It was most used in 1935, when 39 girls got the name.
- When was Marline most popular?
- Marline peaked in 1935, when 39 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,119 in 1935.
- How many people are named Marline?
- 1,524 babies have been named Marline in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,050 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.