| Name info: About the name Marilyn in particular | | Gender: | female |
| Languages of use: | English |
| Is diminutive of: | Mary |
| Topics: | Asteroid 1486 Marilyn, discovered 1938 |
| US 2021 rank: | #706 ... 705:Penny, 706:Hayley, 707:Marilyn, 708:Della, 709:Freyja ... Full US 2021 list |
| Similarly written: | Madilyn, Cailyn, Carolyn, Jailyn, Kailyn, Madalyn, Madelyn, Madilynn, Madisyn, Mailys Details |
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| Group info: About Mary, the group of names with the same origin as Marilyn | | Meaning/translation: | maybe bitterness |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Info about origin: | as the name of Mary, the mother of Jesus, a symbol for pure and deep love |
| | the meaning of the name is disputed; maybe it means bitterness |
| | another possibility is an Egyptian origin with the name derived from mry (beloved) |
| | Maria is the Greek/Latin original form, Mirjam the older Aramaic/Hebrew form |
| | probably the most often used Christian female name |
| Words: | mirjam = the bitterness Aramaic |
| | mry = the beloved Egyptian |
| Topics: | Old Testament |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Maria Germany 1998, 1:María Madrid 1998, 1:Marie Germany 2022, 1:Mary England+Wales 1914, 1:Marija Macedonia 2011, 1:Mariana Colombia 2011, 1:Mia Germany First 2015, 1:Maryam India 2020, 1:Mária Hungary 2014, 1:Mía Puerto Rico 2014 |
| Somehow related to: | Mariano/Mariana, Marielena, Marlene |
| Old/original forms: | Maria Latin, Mariam Old Greek, Mariamne Hebrew, Mirjam Aramaic |
| Name variants: | Maaike, Maï, Maija, Maika, Maike, Maiken, Máire, Mairi, Máirín, Majken, Maleah, Malia, Maliah, Mamie, Manca, Manja, Manon, Mara, Maraike, Marei, Mareika, Mareike, Mareile, Mari, Mari, Maria, María, Mária, Mariah, Mariam, Mariam, Mariam, Mariami, Marian, Mariana, Mariane, Marica, Marie, Marieke, Mariel, Mariela, Mariele, Mariell, Mariella, Marielle, Marietta, Mariette, Marija, Marijke, Marika, Marike, Marilyn, Mariola, Marion, Mariona, Marisa, Marishka, Mariska, Marissa, Marita, Maritta, Maritza, Mariya, Mariya, Mariyah, Mariyka, Marja, Marja, Marjatta, Marjet, Marusa, Marusha, Marushka, Mary, Marya, Maryam, Masa, Mascha, Masha, Maureen, May, Meeri, Meike, Meriem, Merjem, Mery, Meryem, Mhairi, Mia, Mía, Miah, Mie, Mieke, Mija, Mimi, Mimmi, Minnie, Miriam, Mirijam, Mirja, Mirjam, Miya, Moira, Mollie, Molly, Monja, Moyra, Myah, Myriam, Myrjam, Polly, Ria, Riana Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Marilyn | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| England+Wales decades | Graph | 1954 46, 1944 54 |
| USA decades | Graph | 1990-1999 461, 1980-1989 358, 1960-1969 143 |
| USA prevalence | | 1990 80 |
| USA yearly | Graph | 2022 696, 2021 706, 2020 635, 2019 634, 2018 610, 2017 528, 2016 489, 2015 426, 2014 404, 2013 373, 2012 425, 2011 545, 2010 547, 2009 581, 2008 566, 2007 522, 2006 508, 2005 562, 2004 573, 2003 543, 2002 541, 2001 497, 2000 510, 1999 527, 1998 489, 1997 448, 1996 415, 1995 448, 1994 459, 1993 415 |
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