Given name & surname
Marylou
“star of the sea”·“from the sea of bitterness”
Marylou is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marylou is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marylou through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,112
- 0 boys · 13,112 girls
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 376 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,835 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,835 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 376 in 1942. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 26,002 as a first name in 2020; 144 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marylou’s family of names
Marylou has a related form in Mary. In French usage, Marylou has a related form in MARILOU. In French usage, Marylou has a related form in MARILOU.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Marylou
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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Meryl
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Marvie
“a friend of the sea”
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