Maralyn
Maralyn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Maralyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maralyn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Maralyn
The earliest SSA record of Maralyn as a baby girl name dates back to 1917, when 9 babies received it. 1938 was its biggest year on record, with 64 newborns named Maralyn — #875 in the national rankings. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Maralyns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Maralyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Maralyn
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About the name Maralyn
Maralyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Maralyn's peak popularity came in 1938 when it ranked #875. Use the chart and map above to compare Maralyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.