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Marilyn
Pronounced /ˈmæɹ.ɪ.lɪn/
Rank in 2024
#666
Born in 2024
432
Peak year
1947 · #29
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
CoolingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 432 girls were named Marilyn, about 1 in every 3,734.
- It peaked in 1947 with 11,881 babies, ranked #29.
- It first shows up in the records in 1899.
- 373,424 girls have been named Marilyn since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Marilyn per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 1.1Greatest1901–27
- 8.1Silent1928–45
- 3.9Boomers1946–64
- 0.7Gen X1965–80
- 0.3Millennials1981–96
- 0.3Gen Z1997–12
- 0.3Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 22,831 babies, 1.12 per 1,000. Silent: 167,911 babies, 8.13 per 1,000. Boomers: 140,137 babies, 3.91 per 1,000. Gen X: 17,927 babies, 0.70 per 1,000. Millennials: 9,183 babies, 0.33 per 1,000. Gen Z: 8,756 babies, 0.30 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 6,662 babies, 0.33 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
A twentieth-century blend of Mary and Lynn. ==== Proper noun ==== Marilyn A female given name originating as a coinage.
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /ˈmæɹ.ɪ.lɪn/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Marilyn, CC BY-SA 4.0.