The baby name Marilyn appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1947 with 14,437 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Marilyn has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 41 |
| 1913 | 34 |
| 1914 | 45 |
| 1915 | 70 |
| 1916 | 104 |
| 1917 | 130 |
| 1918 | 253 |
| 1919 | 444 |
| 1920 | 624 |
| 1921 | 819 |
| 1922 | 1,964 |
| 1923 | 3,004 |
| 1924 | 4,170 |
| 1925 | 5,144 |
| 1926 | 6,569 |
| 1927 | 8,489 |
| 1927 | 5 |
| 1928 | 9,240 |
| 1929 | 10,443 |
| 1929 | 12 |
| 1930 | 14,031 |
| 1931 | 13,034 |
| 1932 | 14,250 |
| 1932 | 21 |
| 1933 | 12,471 |
| 1934 | 11,927 |
| 1934 | 30 |
| 1935 | 12,484 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1936 | 13,928 |
| 1937 | 12,149 |
| 1937 | 10 |
| 1938 | 12,033 |
| 1938 | 21 |
| 1939 | 11,344 |
| 1940 | 10,590 |
| 1941 | 10,009 |
| 1942 | 11,270 |
| 1943 | 12,517 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1944 | 11,147 |
| 1945 | 10,795 |
| 1946 | 12,203 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1947 | 14,437 |
| 1947 | 5 |
| 1948 | 11,992 |
| 1949 | 12,060 |
| 1950 | 11,788 |
| 1951 | 12,048 |
| 1952 | 13,044 |
| 1953 | 14,118 |
| 1954 | 13,519 |
| 1955 | 10,418 |
| 1956 | 8,792 |
| 1957 | 7,440 |
| 1958 | 6,379 |
| 1959 | 5,676 |
| 1960 | 5,444 |
| 1961 | 5,145 |
| 1962 | 4,465 |
| 1963 | 3,809 |
| 1964 | 3,421 |
| 1965 | 2,994 |
| 1966 | 2,290 |
| 1967 | 2,335 |
| 1968 | 1,888 |
| 1969 | 1,659 |
| 1970 | 1,479 |
| 1971 | 1,447 |
| 1972 | 971 |
| 1973 | 848 |
| 1974 | 813 |
| 1975 | 737 |
| 1976 | 721 |
| 1977 | 704 |
| 1978 | 793 |
| 1979 | 688 |
| 1980 | 653 |
| 1981 | 599 |
| 1982 | 598 |
| 1983 | 632 |
| 1984 | 453 |
| 1985 | 569 |
| 1986 | 503 |
| 1987 | 515 |
| 1988 | 541 |
| 1989 | 589 |
| 1990 | 393 |
| 1991 | 515 |
| 1992 | 492 |
| 1993 | 445 |
| 1994 | 478 |
| 1995 | 469 |
| 1996 | 524 |
| 1997 | 461 |
| 1998 | 378 |
| 1999 | 340 |
| 2000 | 373 |
| 2001 | 368 |
| 2002 | 278 |
| 2003 | 361 |
| 2004 | 488 |
| 2005 | 520 |
| 2006 | 550 |
| 2007 | 552 |
| 2008 | 469 |
| 2009 | 358 |
| 2010 | 372 |
| 2011 | 467 |
| 2012 | 671 |
| 2013 | 578 |
| 2014 | 531 |
| 2015 | 735 |
| 2016 | 621 |
| 2017 | 619 |
| 2018 | 436 |
| 2019 | 426 |
| 2020 | 437 |
| 2021 | 398 |
| 2022 | 406 |
| 2023 | 353 |
| 2024 | 404 |