Marilyn

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Marilyn first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 162 babies (rank #205 that year). In 2024 it was given to 18 girls (rank #1,383). The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

1,133

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

162

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	162	#205
1992	119	#257
1993	68	#404
1994	56	#442
1995	44	#559
1996	52	#497
1997	47	#534
1998	30	#732
1999	30	#733
2000	26	#806
2001	32	#697
2002	20	#988
2003	21	#993
2004	19	#1,109
2005	24	#954
2006	21	#1,083
2007	17	#1,337
2008	24	#1,059
2009	14	#1,608
2010	14	#1,655
2011	12	#1,799
2012	16	#1,489
2013	24	#1,056
2014	29	#919
2015	24	#1,059
2016	33	#823
2017	15	#1,567
2018	26	#1,005
2019	20	#1,259
2020	29	#924
2021	17	#1,429
2022	16	#1,453
2023	14	#1,631
2024	18	#1,383