Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Marilyn (masculine) | Marilyn (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | #689 | 0.023 | ||
| 2010 | - | - | #491 | 0.033 | ||
| 2000 | - | - | #549 | 0.026 | ||
| 1990 | - | - | #451 | 0.029 | ||
| 1980 | - | - | #404 | 0.030 | ||
| 1970 | - | - | #311 | 0.048 | ||
| 1960 | - | - | #143 | 0.143 | ||
| 1950 | #1943 | 0.001 | #56 | 0.406 | ||
| 1940 | #1407 | 0.002 | #29 | 0.665 | ||
| 1930 | #1143 | 0.003 | #16 | 0.892 | ||
| 1920 | - | - | #82 | 0.276 | ||
| 1910 | - | - | #503 | 0.015 | ||
| 1900 | - | - | #1032 | 0.004 | ||
| 1890 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1880 | - | - | - | - | ||
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