Marilyn

Where Marilyn comes from

A twentieth-century blend of Mary and Lynn.
— Wiktionary's entry for Marilyn
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1899
    First appearance
    #1,596 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1926
    Marilyn Monroe born
    American actress and model
  3. 1936
    Peak, #13
    11,064 babies named Marilyn — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1958
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #96.
  5. 1969
    Marilyn Manson born
    American musician
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Marilyn Monroe · American actress and model, 1926–1962
  • Marilyn Manson · American musician, born 1969
  • Marilyn Waring · New Zealand politician and academic, born 1952
  • Marilyn Chambers · American pornographic actress, 1952–2009
  • Marilyn Horne · American mezzo-soprano opera singer, born 1934

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.