Fun Facts About the Name Marlynn
- 959 babies named Marlynn: U.S. records list 959 babies given the name Marlynn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Marlynn Mean?
Marlynn is a modern English feminine name whose meaning is not established independently. The usual explanation is that it is a spelling variant of Marilyn, a name formed from Mary and the ending -lyn, often treated as the name Lynn. On that analysis, Marlynn inherits the components of Marilyn rather than a separate root.
Mary is the English form of Maria, from Hebrew Miriam, a name of disputed meaning; suggested senses include "bitter," "rebellious," and "wished-for child." Lynn is commonly connected with Welsh llyn "lake," but in modern English name formations the -lyn/-lynn ending often functions as a fashionable suffix. The literal elements therefore do not add up to a single settled translation.
Marlynn Name History & Origins
Marlynn is a modern English spelling. It follows the pattern of Marilyn, Marlyn, and other names in which a first element is joined to -lyn or -lynn. The doubled final n is an orthographic variation in English; it does not mark a different root or a separate tradition.
Marilyn is generally explained as an English combination of Mary and Lyn and became a familiar given name in the 20th century. Marlynn's history is therefore tied to that modern English naming pattern rather than to an ancient independent name. The similar-looking Marlin is a separate name and surname and should not be assumed to share its origin.
How Popular is the Name Marlynn?
Marlynn has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1955. Its best rank was #1,724 in 1936.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,713 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #14,582 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #14,532 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,912 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,990 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #13,327 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #11,285 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #12,477 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,307 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #9,942 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #15,851 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #8,486 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #10,901 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #9,053 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #16,529 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #16,755 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,310 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #11,146 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #15,372 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #15,074 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,839 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #14,341 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #12,197 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #6,587 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #8,784 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #6,992 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #9,316 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #10,093 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #11,030 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #7,657 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #9,305 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #11,231 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #7,140 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #11,776 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #11,489 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #9,762 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #9,969 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #7,853 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #5,766 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #8,623 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #9,188 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #7,803 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #6,256 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #8,311 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #6,436 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #6,323 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #5,835 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #3,663 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1969 | #4,621 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #6,722 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #5,264 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #4,114 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #4,392 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #4,022 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #3,142 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #3,709 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1961 | #5,653 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,165 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #3,559 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,857 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #4,436 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #2,898 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #2,201 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1954 | #3,108 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #3,041 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #2,880 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #2,538 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1950 | #2,399 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1949 | #3,791 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #2,297 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1947 | #2,175 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1946 | #2,129 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1945 | #3,051 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1944 | #2,889 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #2,409 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1942 | #2,931 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1941 | #3,447 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #2,378 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1939 | #2,372 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1938 | #3,722 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,156 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1936 | #1,724 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1935 | #2,068 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1934 | #3,076 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1933 | #3,298 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #2,202 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1931 | #2,696 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1928 | #5,181 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1927 | #5,333 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #4,290 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #4,841 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #4,765 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,888 | 8 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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