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Marilu

#4,113 most common girls' name of all time · #7,009 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1919–2025

Rank among girls
#4,113
Rank overall
#7,009 of 105,966
First appeared
1919
Years on the list
104 of 146
All-time
2,279
Since 2016
151
Peak year
1991 #2,329
Best rank
#1,949 1929
Girls Boys peak 55/yr
192019401960198020002020

Marilu first appears in 1919. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 16 16 #6,890
2024 15 15 #7,317
2023 17 17 #6,717
2022 11 11 #9,137
2021 18 18 #6,457
2020 11 11 #9,029
2019 11 11 #9,187
2018 16 16 #7,139
2017 13 13 #8,362
2016 23 23 #5,660
2015 14 14 #8,063
2014 28 28 #4,912
2013 23 23 #5,668
2012 18 18 #6,920
2011 22 22 #5,973
2010 13 13 #8,767
2009 22 22 #6,116
2008 27 27 #5,303
2007 27 27 #5,259
2006 35 35 #4,184
2005 31 31 #4,389
2004 21 21 #5,776
2003 31 31 #4,236
2002 36 36 #3,664
2001 30 30 #4,129
2000 22 22 #5,175
1999 31 31 #3,818
1998 22 22 #4,826
1997 39 39 #3,053
1996 54 54 #2,401
1995 42 42 #2,852
1994 51 51 #2,476
1993 47 47 #2,613
1992 49 49 #2,552
1991 55 55 #2,329
1990 53 53 #2,352
1989 45 45 #2,537
1988 38 38 #2,762
1987 29 29 #3,189
1986 36 36 #2,692
1985 41 41 #2,407
1984 27 27 #3,169
1983 51 51 #2,002
1982 46 46 #2,202
1981 30 30 #2,947
1980 30 30 #2,957
1979 26 26 #3,176
1978 18 18 #3,967
1977 31 31 #2,688
1976 28 28 #2,743
1975 19 19 #3,548
1974 24 24 #2,947
1973 15 15 #4,029
1972 27 27 #2,624
1971 14 14 #4,166
1970 23 23 #2,975
1969 16 16 #3,519
1968 15 15 #3,504
1967 15 15 #3,404
1966 15 15 #3,322
1965 13 13 #3,624
1964 14 14 #3,594
1963 13 13 #3,712
1962 18 18 #2,984
1961 26 26 #2,384
1960 22 22 #2,609
1959 15 15 #3,187
1958 17 17 #2,923
1957 19 19 #2,691
1956 25 25 #2,231
1955 27 27 #2,090
1954 26 26 #2,104
1953 20 20 #2,405
1952 21 21 #2,316
1951 14 14 #2,888
1950 12 12 #3,171
1949 21 21 #2,185
1948 6 6 #4,954
1947 18 18 #2,423
1946 17 17 #2,372
1945 15 15 #2,315
1944 6 6 #4,364
1943 11 11 #2,987
1942 15 15 #2,391
1941 10 10 #2,985
1940 17 17 #2,021
1939 10 10 #2,878
1938 16 16 #2,098
1937 14 14 #2,302
1936 13 13 #2,374
1935 11 11 #2,708
1934 10 10 #2,895
1933 10 10 #2,842
1932 9 9 #3,233
1931 14 14 #2,299
1930 9 9 #3,306
1929 19 19 #1,949
1928 11 11 #2,942
1927 13 13 #2,693
1926 5 5 #5,411
1925 6 6 #4,851
1924 5 5 #5,655
1923 8 8 #3,947
1919 5 5 #5,476