Marolyn Girl
How popular is Marolyn?
Peaked in 1946
No babies were recorded with the name Marolyn in 2025. It was most used in 1946, when 62 girls got the name.
742living people named Marolyn (est.)
78median age of people named Marolyn
1,381babies named Marolyn since 1880
Marolyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1946 (62 girls) |
| Highest rank | #905 in 1938 |
| First recorded | 1919 |
Marolyn 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.
Marolyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1920s | 119 | #1,884 |
| 1930s | 380 | #905 |
| 1940s | 486 | #1,046 |
| 1950s | 282 | #1,527 |
| 1960s | 109 | #2,751 |
Questions
- Is Marolyn a boy or girl name?
- Marolyn has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Marolyn?
- No babies were recorded with the name Marolyn in 2025. It was most used in 1946, when 62 girls got the name.
- When was Marolyn most popular?
- Marolyn peaked in 1946, when 62 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #905 in 1938.
- How many people are named Marolyn?
- 1,381 babies have been named Marolyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 742 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 78.
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.