Maryellen

Where Maryellen comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Maryellen.

Maryellen through the years
  1. 1891
    First appearance
    #1,332 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1944
    Peak, #432
    276 babies named Maryellen, its best rank.
  3. 1964
    Maryellen Goodwin born
    American politician; Rhode Island senator
  4. 1966
    Maryellen Noreika born
    United States federal judge for the District of Delaware
  5. 1971
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,113.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Maryellen Goodwin · American politician; Rhode Island senator, 1964–2023
  • Maryellen Noreika · United States federal judge for the District of Delaware, born 1966

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.