Marilyn

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Assyrian	Girl	Star of the sea
Hebrew	Girl	descendants of mary
Jamaican	Girl	Star of the sea

Fun Facts About the Name Marilyn

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Scrabble Score

12 points

Similar & Rhyming Names

EllynEmlynMerilynIslelynOdelyn

Popularity of Marilyn

Popularity Analysis

The name Marilyn first appeared in the social security administration database in 1906. Its highest popularity ranking was #13, which it reached in 1936. It has been a long-time favorite, spending 34 years in the top 100. As of 2024, it ranked #666.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	666	Female	0.0244%
2023	742	Female	0.0215%
2022	698	Female	0.0235%
2021	707	Female	0.0227%
2020	636	Female	0.0258%
2019	634	Female	0.0253%
2018	609	Female	0.0268%
2017	528	Female	0.0310%
2016	491	Female	0.0327%
2015	426	Female	0.0384%
2014	404	Female	0.0407%
2013	373	Female	0.0435%
2012	423	Female	0.0383%
2011	546	Female	0.0275%
2010	547	Female	0.0274%
2009	584	Female	0.0256%
2008	568	Female	0.0261%
2007	522	Female	0.0283%
2006	510	Female	0.0286%
2005	562	Female	0.0252%
2004	573	Female	0.0245%
2003	546	Female	0.0256%
2002	545	Female	0.0256%
2001	499	Female	0.0279%
2000	510	Female	0.0261%
1999	528	Female	0.0246%
1998	489	Female	0.0267%
1997	448	Female	0.0297%
1996	415	Female	0.0319%
1995	449	Female	0.0298%
1994	460	Female	0.0283%
1993	413	Female	0.0306%
1992	381	Female	0.0338%
1991	435	Female	0.0287%
1990	432	Female	0.0283%
1989	394	Female	0.0315%
1988	425	Female	0.0284%
1987	418	Female	0.0284%
1986	444	Female	0.0264%
1985	421	Female	0.0282%
1984	420	Female	0.0282%
1983	368	Female	0.0342%
1982	397	Female	0.0322%
1981	391	Female	0.0323%
1980	393	Female	0.0325%
1979	389	Female	0.0324%
1978	341	Female	0.0387%
1977	359	Female	0.0371%
1976	341	Female	0.0412%
1975	339	Female	0.0419%
1974	314	Female	0.0463%
1973	301	Female	0.0498%
1972	293	Female	0.0533%
1971	239	Female	0.0694%
1970	248	Female	0.0685%
1969	218	Female	0.0793%
1968	198	Female	0.0921%
1967	167	Female	0.1143%
1966	170	Female	0.1137%
1965	151	Female	0.1362%
1964	146	Female	0.1429%
1963	125	Female	0.1668%
1962	127	Female	0.1779%
1961	122	Female	0.1829%
1960	118	Female	0.1955%
1959	109	Female	0.2093%
1958	96	Female	0.2394%
1957	82	Female	0.2736%
1956	70	Female	0.3364%
1955	49	Female	0.4194%
1954	35	Female	0.5433%
1953	36	Female	0.5567%
1952	38	Female	0.5153%
1951	41	Female	0.4953%
1950	37	Female	0.5282%
1949	33	Female	0.5620%
1948	33	Female	0.5701%
1947	29	Female	0.6535%
1946	29	Female	0.6643%
1945	27	Female	0.7083%
1944	27	Female	0.7124%
1943	27	Female	0.7068%
1942	27	Female	0.7123%
1941	30	Female	0.6866%
1940	25	Female	0.7365%
1939	19	Female	0.8413%
1938	19	Female	0.8541%
1937	13	Female	0.8836%
1936	13	Female	1.0269%
1935	14	Female	0.9587%
1934	17	Female	0.8671%
1933	16	Female	0.8728%
1932	16	Female	0.9553%
1931	19	Female	0.8756%
1930	22	Female	0.7957%
1929	33	Female	0.5812%
1928	38	Female	0.5078%
1927	46	Female	0.4494%
1926	65	Female	0.3556%
1925	83	Female	0.2706%
1924	101	Female	0.2209%
1923	118	Female	0.1826%
1922	145	Female	0.1360%
1921	253	Female	0.0543%
1920	288	Female	0.0420%
1919	314	Female	0.0344%
1918	422	Female	0.0204%
1917	519	Female	0.0147%
1916	555	Female	0.0134%
1915	627	Female	0.0107%
1914	675	Female	0.0094%
1913	686	Female	0.0089%
1912	670	Female	0.0095%
1911	784	Female	0.0070%
1909	899	Female	0.0057%
1908	782	Female	0.0071%
1907	939	Female	0.0050%
1906	758	Female	0.0077%

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