Feminine dossier · first seen 1915
Marlyn
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1936
Peak births
193
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Marlyn
How many people are named Marlyn?
An estimated 3,684 living Americans are named Marlyn.
How rare is Marlyn?
Marlyn is very rare among babies today, with 22 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 88.6% from its 1936 peak.
How old is the typical Marlyn?
The median age of a living American named Marlyn is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 21 and 65 years old.
Is Marlyn still popular?
Yes. Marlyn is holding steady, with 22 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Marlyn most common?
Marlyn has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 4.0× more often than the national baseline.
1915Peak 19362025
Peak year
1936
Decline from peak
88.6%
2025
22
All-time
6,806
Where it lives now
Marlyn is most concentrated in California — about 3.3× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Marlyn is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.