Marillyn

Girl · recorded 1920–1947

  • 1947last recorded
  • 1927best year

Most popular in 1927.

Last recorded in 1947. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Marillyn.

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Its story

Popularity since 1920

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 26 recorded years as a table
Marillyn, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19204
19217
192212
192317
192420
192519
192624
192734
192829
192930
193017
193123
193231
193317
193416
193516
193611
19379
19389
19407
19415
19424
19434
19454
19466
19475

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Marillyn isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1947
9
Rank in 1947
#3,706
How rare
1 in 196,974 girls
Since 1920
437

Marillyn was last recorded in 1947. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1927, at 34 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Marillyn doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.