Marylynn
Marylynn was the 7024th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 1299th; the most babies were born in 1960 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,508 places. More babies were named Marylynn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Marilyn) blend of Mary and Lynn · English
- Rank in 2025
- #7,024 girls, up 2,302 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196065 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,176babies recorded
What does the name Marylynn mean?
Marylynn is a spelling of Marilyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Marilyn's meaning and origin.
Marilyn is a 20th-century blend of Mary and Lynn, according to Wiktionary. Mary goes back to Hebrew Miryam, whose meaning DMNES calls uncertain. Lynn is a separate name. Marilyn was most common in the US in the 1930s and 1940s, and the actress Marilyn Monroe gave it lasting fame; Wiktionary notes that Scottish hillwalkers even call a class of hills "Marilyns" as a pun on her name.
Mary (English, “from Hebrew Miryam (uncertain)”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Coinage from two names; Mary's own origin is uncertain (DMNES).
Related names: Marylin, Marilynn, Mary, Lynn.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Marilyn' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Mary', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Marylynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,024 | 16 |
| 2020 | #9,326 | 11 |
| 2010 | #10,237 | 11 |
| 2000 | #7,871 | 13 |
| 1990 | #4,464 | 22 |
| 1980 | #4,889 | 15 |
| 1970 | #3,080 | 22 |
| 1960 | #1,372 | 65 |
| 1950 | #1,751 | 30 |
| 1940 | #2,013 | 17 |
| 1930 | #2,991 | 10 |
| 1920 | #5,487 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marylynn, counting every spelling?
Marylynn is a spelling of Marilyn, a name family that ranked #678 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,024 for Marylynn on its own. Together these spellings went to 420 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn | 356 | #761 | 2,002 |
| Marilynn | 41 | #3,685 | 228 |
| Marylynn | 16 | #7,024 | 62 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marylynn?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marylynn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marylynn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marylynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marylynn?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Marylynn are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 33 and 67. That makes Marylynn mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marylynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marylynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marylynn
What does Marylynn mean?
Marylynn is a spelling of Marilyn, usually explained as “blend of Mary and Lynn”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Marylynn?
Marylynn was the 7024th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 1299th; the most babies were born in 1960 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,508 places. More babies were named Marylynn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Marylynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marylynn in the US.