Marelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAIR-eh-lin
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #6,115 for girls
Marelyn is a girls' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,115th for girls in the US (19 babies).
What does Marelyn mean?
English: variant of Marilyn, a blend of Mary and -lyn
Marilyn arose in the early 20th century by joining Mary with the popular -lyn ending.
Is Marelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Marelyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marelyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,115among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 85,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 19 girls in the US were named Marelyn, making it the 6,115th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 45 girls. It first appears in the records in 1930.
Half of all the girls named Marelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 94 girls in the US were given Marelyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,772, up from #6,115 for this spelling alone.
Marelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #6,115 |
| 2024 | 29 | #4,667 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,224 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5,003 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5,983 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4,724 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4,267 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5,251 |
| 2011 | 40 | #3,780 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2009 | 45 | #3,560 |
| 2008 | 45 | #3,583 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,548 |
Names like Marelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Madison Addison Emerson Madisson Madilyn Londyn Marley Madelyn Haven Hayden Peyton Miracle
Other spellings of Marelyn
Names related to Marelyn
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marelyn, updated 20 October 2026.