Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Marilynn 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marilynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,282
- 0 boys · 13,282 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 407 babies
- 2025
- 41
- #3,685 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 41 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,685 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 407 in 1947. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,929 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.
Marilynn’s family of names
In English usage, Marilynn has a related form in Marilyn.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marilynn
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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