Name → State Lookup

Enter any baby name to see which US states have the most births of that name. Reverse lookup tool built on 2,335,053 rows of SSA state-level data 1910–2025.

Top States for Marilyn (girls)

313,674 all-time US births Peaked 1947 with 11,881 births (rank #29)

New York →

33,514 births · 10.7%

26,321 births · 8.4%

23,622 births · 7.5%

22,220 births · 7.1%

18,576 births · 5.9%

14,246 births · 4.5%

12,326 births · 3.9%

11,150 births · 3.6%

10,579 births · 3.4%

10,470 births · 3.3%

9,855 births · 3.1%

9,283 births · 3%

9,132 births · 2.9%

8,459 births · 2.7%

6,254 births · 2%

See cross-state distinctiveness atlas for each state's most-uniquely-owned name, or browse all 51 states.

How it works: Queries name_popularity_state (2,335,053 SSA state-level rows) for the entered name, summed across all years 1910–2025. Top 15 states by total births are returned. Names rare enough to fall under SSA's 5-occurrence privacy threshold may not appear at all. Source: US Social Security Administration · methodology.

Name → State Lookup

Top States for Marilyn (girls)

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