Marilin
A feminine name derived from the French variation of Mary.
Name Census estimates that about 739 living Americans carry the first name Marilin. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Marilin today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marilin births was 2003 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marilin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
739
~ 1 in 463,808 Americans
Peak year
2003
32 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2022 SSA rank
#10,911
Tracked since 1944
Census
Marilin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,612 people with the first name Marilin, which placed it at #8,849 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,849
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,612 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
87.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marilin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marilin is Hispanic at 87.8%. The next largest groups are White (8.7%) and Black (1.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Marilin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Marilin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino87.8% · 1,416
- White8.7% · 140
- Black or African American1.6% · 25
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 19
- Two or more races0.5% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 4
Popularity
Marilin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marilin from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 261 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marilin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Marilin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Marilins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, New York, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Marilin, while Texas, New Jersey, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 48 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Marilin
The given name Marilin is a variant spelling of the name Marilyn, which is derived from the Hebrew name Maria or Mary. The name Maria is believed to originate from the ancient Aramaic words "mara" meaning "drop of bitterness" or "sea of bitterness." It's also possible that the name has roots in the Egyptian word "mry" meaning "beloved." The name Marilyn gained popularity as a feminine form of the name.
The earliest recorded use of the name Marilin can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It was commonly used in various European countries, particularly in England and France. One notable early bearer of the name was Marilin of Norwich, an English anchoress and mystic who lived in the 12th century.
During the Renaissance period, the name Marilin gained further recognition. One of the earliest documented examples is Marilin Morin, a French poet and writer who lived in the 16th century. She was known for her poetry and her involvement in literary circles of the time.
In the 17th century, Marilin Van Dyne was a Dutch artist known for her landscape paintings and portraits. She was a prominent figure in the Dutch Golden Age of painting.
The 18th century saw the rise of Marilin Hewitt, an English writer and novelist who gained fame for her romantic novels and plays. Her works were popular among the upper classes of British society.
In the 19th century, Marilin Curie was a renowned French physicist and chemist. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and she made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of radioactivity. Curie was born in 1867 and passed away in 1934.
People
Marilin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marilin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Marilin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marilin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 739 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marilin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 463,808 US residents.
Is Marilin a common name?
We classify Marilin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 780 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marilin most popular?
The single biggest year for Marilin was 2003, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marilin is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Marilin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,612 people with the name Marilin, or 0.53 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,849 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Marilin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Marilin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Marilin appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,611 people counted with this name, 99.1% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Marilin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marilin is Hispanic at 87.8%. The next largest groups are White (8.7%) and Black (1.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Marilin most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Marilin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 87.8% (1,416 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Marilin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Marilin a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marilin in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Marilin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Marilin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Marilin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Marilin?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.