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Girl name

Marillyn

100% girls · last recorded 1947

Marillyn has been given to about 437 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1927, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 141
Median age today93 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marillyn per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1927 · 40
  • Born in 20250
  • All time437

How popular is Marillyn?

Its best year was 1927, when 40 babies were given the name, ranking 1248th. The typical living American called Marillyn is about 93 years old today.

Names that sound like Marillyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marilyn0.97
  2. Marilynn0.89
  3. Madilyn0.87
  4. Marylin0.86
  5. Marlyn0.80
  6. Madilynn0.79
  7. Madisyn0.77
  8. Kailyn0.77

Middle names for Marillyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marillyn Anne0.83
  2. Marillyn Eve0.82
  3. Marillyn Rose0.79
  4. Marillyn Grace0.79
  5. Marillyn Jane0.79
  6. Marillyn Louise0.79

Sibling names for Marillyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Juniorbrother · 0.69
  2. Elouisesister · 0.65
  3. Winonasister · 0.61
  4. Ilasister · 0.60
  5. Billieeither · 0.59
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.56

Where Marillyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marillyn Reyes0.74
    2. Marillyn Lee0.74
    3. Marillyn Hall0.74
    4. Marillyn Green0.74
    5. Marillyn Brown0.74
    6. Marillyn Evans0.73

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marillyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.