Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Marilin isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marilin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 780
- 0 boys · 780 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,611 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marilin’s family of names
Marilin has a related form in Marilyn.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Marilin, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Madalyn
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Madilyn
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Madelynn
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Madilynn
Madilynn is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Ashlyn
“ash” · “wood”
>99% girls
Madelyn
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Macy
“one who wields a weapon”
>99% girls
Marianna
“beloved” · “beloved of the god Amun”
>99% girls