Marilyn Coyne
There are approximately 6 people named Marilyn Coyne living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Marilyn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Coyne. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
6
1 in 57,125,723
Named Marilyn
171K
Alive today
Named Coyne
13K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 171K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 67
Top Census group: White (78.7%)
Estimated bearers: 13K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #3,183
Per 100K: 3.70
Top ancestry: White (93.1%)
First name trend
Marilyn: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Marilyn. The peak year was 1947 with 11,905 births. The average person named Marilyn today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marilyn
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Marilyn, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 78.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Marilyn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Marilyn at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.7% · 195,610
- Black or African American8.9% · 22,051
- Hispanic or Latino8.0% · 19,854
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 5,999
- Two or more races1.4% · 3,502
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,648
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Coyne surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Coyne, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 93.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Coyne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Coyne at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White93.1% · 10,300
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 297
- Two or more races2.7% · 294
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 92
- Black or African American0.5% · 55
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 29
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Marilyn has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0499% of the US population, based on 171,181 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Marilyn right now.
The surname Coyne appears at a rate of 3.70 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0037%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 6 people with the full name Marilyn Coyne. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Marilyn Coyne: questions and answers
How many people are named Marilyn Coyne?
We estimate approximately 6 people in the United States share the full name Marilyn Coyne. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0499%) with the surname frequency (3.70 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Marilyn Coyne?
We classify Marilyn Coyne as "Very Rare". About 1 in 57,125,723 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Marilyn a male or female name?
Marilyn is predominantly female. Out of 374,490 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Marilyn profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Marilyn Coyne?
Find out how common the name Marilyn Coyne is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.