Marlyn comes from the English tradition, meaning Feminine name with different variations..
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How popular is Marlyn?
1936peak year
The name Marlyn reached its peak in 1936, with 193 registrations (ranked #464). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1913, roughly 23 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5310) today, averaging about 28 new babies per year. Marlyn has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 9,090 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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