Marilynn

Where Marilynn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Marilynn.

Marilynn through the years
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #2,876 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1929
    Marilynn Smith born
    professional golfer
  3. 1942
    Marilynn Brewer born
    American psychologist
  4. 1944
    Peak, #348
    392 babies named Marilynn, its best rank.
  5. 1958
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #732.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Marilynn Smith · professional golfer, 1929–2019
  • Marilynn Brewer · American psychologist, born 1942
  • Marilynn Malerba · American tribal leader and nurse, born 1953
  • Marilynn Webb · New Zealand painter and printmaker, 1937–2021

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.