Marilyn is a girl name family recorded 500,992 times in 16 countries since 1899. It ranks highest today in the United States (#760 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in British Columbia in 1938, at 1,035.8 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Maryline (France), Marilina (Argentina).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Marilyn
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn | English | 374,857 | 🇺🇸 United States | #760 | 1936 | ▼ 47 % |
| Marilyn | English | 16,349 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1284 | 1939 | ▼ 35 % |
| Marilyn | English | 5,160 | 🇫🇷 France | #6915 | 1979 | ▼ 37 % |
| Marilyn | English | 4,466 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1008 | 2007 | ▼ 26 % |
| Marilyn | English | 3,300 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1944 | – |
| Marilyn | English | 1,962 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1985 | – |
| Maryline | French | 37,520 | 🇫🇷 France | #6363 | 1959 | ▼ 58 % |
| Maryline | French | 293 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1984 | – |
| Maryline | French | 27 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1946 | – |
| Maryline | French | 17 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1999 | – |
| Marilynn | English | 13,282 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3645 | 1944 | ▼ 30 % |
| Marilynn | English | 404 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1944 | – |
| Marilynn | English | 166 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1942 | – |
| Marilynn | English | 15 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1986 | – |
| Marilynn | English | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1965 | – |
| Marilyne | English | 11,490 | 🇫🇷 France | #3667 | 1977 | ▲ 27 % |
| Marilyne | English | 1,548 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1989 | – |
| Marilyne | English | 329 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1936 | – |
| Marilyne | English | 5 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1948 | – |
| Marilina | Italian | 6,578 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2305 | 1976 | ▼ 50 % |
| Marilina | Italian | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1982 | – |
| Marilina | Italian | 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1971 | – |
| Marylin | English | 4,379 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8860 | 1936 | ▼ 53 % |
| Marylin | English | 1,495 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1976 | – |
| Marylin | English | 275 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2007 | – |
| Marylin | English | 156 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1938 | – |
| Marylin | English | 65 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1986 | – |
| Marylin | English | 29 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1962 | – |
| Marilin | Spanish | 4,879 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1647 | 2007 | ▼ 62 % |
| Marilin | Spanish | 780 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2003 | – |
| Marilin | Spanish | 5 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 2007 | – |
| Marylyn | English | 3,336 | 🇺🇸 United States | #11932 | 1936 | ▼ 5 % |
| Marylyn | English | 64 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1936 | – |
| Marylyn | English | 45 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1978 | – |
| Marylyn | English | 10 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1938 | – |
| Marylynn | English | 2,176 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6838 | 1960 | ▲ 100 % |
| Marilynne | English | 968 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1946 | – |
| Marilynne | English | 68 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1943 | – |
| Marilynne | English | 19 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1950 | – |
| Mariline | French | 755 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1957 | – |
| Mariline | French | 66 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1980 | – |
| Marillyn | English | 437 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1927 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Maryline ↔ Marylin — verified against linguistic sources
- Marilin ↔ Marilina — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Maryline ↔ Marilyne — spelling variant
- Maryline ↔ Marilynne — spelling variant
- Maryline ↔ Mariline — spelling variant
- Marilyn ↔ Marilynn — spelling variant
- Marilyn ↔ Marylin — spelling variant
- Marilyn ↔ Marilin — spelling variant
- Marilyn ↔ Marylyn — spelling variant
- Marilyn ↔ Marylynn — spelling variant
- Marilyn ↔ Marillyn — spelling variant
Questions about Marilyn
How popular is the name Marilyn?
In 2025 it ranked #760 in the United States. Official registers record 500,992 births across 16 countries.
What is Marilyn in other languages?
Maryline (French); Marilynn (English); Marilyne (English); Marilina (Italian); Marylin (English); Marilin (Spanish); Marylyn (English); Marylynn (English); Marilynne (English); Mariline (French).
When was Marilyn most popular?
It peaked in British Columbia in 1938, at 1,035.8 births per 100,000.
Is Marilyn a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Marilyn is a girl name.