Infographic of Marilyn name meaning, which is “Tempestuous Mary,” from Mary and the Anglo-Saxon hlynn, a torrent.
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Marilyn Name Popularity

How popular is the name Marilyn? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 5 0.0014%
1911 — 10 0.0027%
1912 — 32 0.0063%
1913 — 27 0.0048%
1914 — 33 0.0047%
1915 — 63 0.0069%
1916 — 83 0.0086%
1917 — 115 0.0115%
1918 — 192 0.0179%
1919 — 353 0.0337%
1920 — 475 0.0427%
1921 — 649 0.0567%
1922 — 1,686 0.1513%
1923 — 2,268 0.2025%
1924 — 2,840 0.2446%
1925 — 3,410 0.3017%
1926 — 4,358 0.3962%
1927 — 5,549 0.5013%
1928 — 6,053 0.5657%
1929 — 6,723 0.6491%
1930 — 9,284 0.8888%
1931 — 9,660 0.9787%
1932 — 10,565 1.0694%
1933 — 9,123 0.9792%
1934 — 9,375 0.9698%
1935 — 10,410 1.0712%
1936 — 11,061 1.1483%
1937 — 9,732 0.9876%
1938 — 9,742 0.9516%
1939 — 9,536 0.9375%
1940 — 8,696 0.8181%
1941 — 8,550 0.7597%
1942 — 9,902 0.7842%
1943 — 10,145 0.7771%
1944 — 9,737 0.7856%
1945 — 9,534 0.7817%
1946 — 10,711 0.7259%
1947 — 11,880 0.7117%
1948 — 9,935 0.6224%
1949 — 9,867 0.6134%
1950 — 9,286 0.5767%
1951 — 9,150 0.5397%
1952 — 9,804 0.5617%
1953 — 10,736 0.6066%
1954 — 10,812 0.5915%
1955 — 8,409 0.4572%
1956 — 6,926 0.3667%
1957 — 5,733 0.2979%
1958 — 4,945 0.2616%
1959 — 4,340 0.2284%
1960 — 4,066 0.2146%
1961 — 3,791 0.2008%
1962 — 3,600 0.1961%
1963 — 3,305 0.1841%
1964 — 2,772 0.1575%
1965 — 2,480 0.1517%
1966 — 1,962 0.1257%
1967 — 1,945 0.1282%
1968 — 1,554 0.1035%
1969 — 1,367 0.0887%
1970 — 1,228 0.0772%
1971 — 1,191 0.0793%
1972 — 823 0.0604%
1973 — 742 0.0572%
1974 — 683 0.0525%
1975 — 618 0.0481%
1976 — 618 0.048%
1977 — 561 0.0416%
1978 — 602 0.0448%
1979 — 526 0.0373%
1980 — 528 0.0361%
1981 — 536 0.0365%
1982 — 542 0.0363%
1983 — 568 0.0385%
1984 — 453 0.0305%
1985 — 495 0.0326%
1986 — 432 0.0286%
1987 — 492 0.0322%
1988 — 502 0.0322%
1989 — 571 0.0354%
1990 — 525 0.0317%
1991 — 537 0.0329%
1992 — 630 0.0395%
1993 — 545 0.035%
1994 — 504 0.0328%
1995 — 537 0.0356%
1996 — 579 0.0387%
1997 — 520 0.0352%
1998 — 457 0.0305%
1999 — 448 0.0299%
2000 — 472 0.0309%
2001 — 510 0.0338%
2002 — 441 0.0294%
2003 — 462 0.0304%
2004 — 461 0.0302%
2005 — 464 0.0303%
2006 — 560 0.0358%
2007 — 562 0.0356%
2008 — 506 0.0327%
2009 — 469 0.0314%
2010 — 481 0.0334%
2011 — 494 0.0347%
2012 — 718 0.0504%
2013 — 796 0.0559%
2014 — 760 0.0522%
2015 — 714 0.0491%
2016 — 600 0.0416%
2017 — 540 0.0387%
2018 — 457 0.0333%
2019 — 415 0.0307%
2020 — 402 0.0316%
2021 — 342 0.028%
2022 — 373 0.0283%
2023 — 327 0.0253%

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Names Like Marilyn

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What names are variants of Marilyn?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Marilyn.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Maralin

English

Maralyn

English

Maralynn

English

Marelyn

English

Marilee

Star of the sea

Welsh

Marilin

Star of the sea

Latin

Marillyn

English

Marilynn

English

Marilynne

English

Marlyn

German

Marralynn

English

Marrilin

English

Marrilyn

English

Marylin

Star of the sea

Latin

Marylyn

English

Marylynn

English


What names sound like Marilyn?

If you like how Marilyn sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Marilyn.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Marilena

Welsh

Marilene

Welsh

Marlen

English

Marlin

Spanish

Marlon
Marlyne

Woman from Magdala

Hebrew

Marlynn

English

Marrlen
Marrlin
Merlyn

Shining sea

English


What names are similar to Marilyn?

Find a name that’s like Marilyn, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cheryl

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Geri

English

Jeralyn

American

Mimi

A diminutive form of Miriam and, through the French, of Wilhelmina.

French

Sherilyn

American


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1 Comment

  1. Ammmmmmmmmmazing name! So beautiful and pure I love it so much….. I was a lost girl seeking for a home I was homeless and I had no food and then I found a cabin and I look at the door and I saw the name Marilyn I enter and I saw her and then I pick her up and then suddenly I was blessed from left to right I was getting money and then I got a house and everything, I looked into her eyes and I saw a beautiful blue sparkle.


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