Marilyn Manson
There are approximately 4 people named Marilyn Manson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Marilyn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Manson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
4
1 in 85,688,585
Named Marilyn
171K
Alive today
Named Manson
8.0K
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: 8.0K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #4,921
Per 100K: 2.33
Top ancestry: White (63.4%)
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 Manson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Manson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 63.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Manson 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 Manson at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White63.4% · 4,406
- Black or African American25.5% · 1,775
- Two or more races4.4% · 304
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 274
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 140
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 53
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 Manson appears at a rate of 2.33 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0023%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 4 people with the full name Marilyn Manson. 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 Manson: questions and answers
How many people are named Marilyn Manson?
We estimate approximately 4 people in the United States share the full name Marilyn Manson. That works out to about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0499%) with the surname frequency (2.33 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Marilyn Manson?
We classify Marilyn Manson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 85,688,585 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 are named Marilyn Manson?
Want to know how many people are called Marilyn Manson? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.