Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Marylin 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 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marylin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,379
- 0 boys · 4,379 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 122 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,258 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,258 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 122 in 1943. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,053 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.
Marylin’s family of names
Marylin has a related form in Marilyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Marylin
- Marilyn LimaFrench actress (born 1995)
- Marylin PlaFrench pair skaterborn 1984
- Marylin DíazMexican association football playerborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Marylin, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marilynn
>99% girls
Marylyn
In English use, Marylyn is used as a spelling variant of Marilyn.
>99% girls
Marylee
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls
Marlyn
“resembling a little hawk”
4% boys · 96% girls
Marylou
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls
Marilee
>99% girls
Maryetta
>99% girls
Jerilyn
“one who rules with the spear”
>99% girls
Sibling ideas
Names that share Marylin’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A sister for Marylin