Marilyn

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Marilyn first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 6 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 430 babies (rank #19 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Marilyn

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Marilyn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,295

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

430

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Marilyn

Marilyn Monroeautobiographer · b. 1926
Marilyn Mansonvideo game actor · b. 1969
Marilyn Waringwomen's rights activist · b. 1952
Marilyn Chambersfilm actor · b. 1952
Marilyn Horneopera singer · b. 1934

Share your Marilyn story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	336	#28
1953	430	#19
1954	280	#33
1955	172	#52
1956	75	#93
2014	2	#780