Marilyn

English, combination of Mary and Lynn

"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + lake"

Marilyn Origin and Meaning

Variation of Mary

Marilyn Rank in US Top 1000

# 666 in the US

Marilyn Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1108 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Marilyn

• 666 US 2024
• 1108 Nameberry 2025
• 370 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Marilyn

• Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson/Baker) iconic American actress
• Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak American actress
• Marilyn Chambers stage name of Marilyn Ann Briggs, American adult film actress
• Marilyn Horne American opera singer
• Marilyn Meseke Miss America 1938
• Marilyn Buferd Miss America 1946
• Marilyn McKnight Miss America 1958
• Marilyn Denis Canadian TV host
• Marilyn (Keith) Bergman American songwriter
• Manfrey Lecta "Marilyn" Duke American pop singer
• Marilyn Miller (born Mary Ellen Reynolds) American actress
• Marilyn McCoo American actress and singer of The 5th Dimension
• Marilyn Border American actress; twin of sister Roz Borden
• Marilyn French American feminist author
• Marilyn Tucker Quayle Second Lady of the U.S. as wife of VP Dan Quayle
• Marilyn vos Savant American advice columnist and record holder for highest IQ
• Marilyn (Rovell) Wilson Rutherford, American singer; first wife of musician Brian Wilson; mother of singers Carnie and Wendy Wilson
• Marilyn Manson stage name of Brian Hugh Warner, American male singer
• Marilyn stage name of Peter Robinson, Jamaican,British male singer
• Marilyn Lima French actress

The name Marilyn in Pop Culture

• Marilyn Truman character on TV's "Will & Grace"
• Marilyn Sudor character on TV's "Boston Public"
• Marilyn Lovell character in film "Apollo 13"
• Marilyn Whirlwind character on TV's "Northern Exposure"
• Marilyn Nesbit one time character in Law and Order: SVU
• Marilyn a Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door character
• Marilyn Munster character in the TV show "The Munsters"