Merilyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAIR-ih-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Merilyn is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Merilyn mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Marilyn, an elaboration of Mary
Marilyn began in the early 20th century as Mary plus the suffix -lyn; Mary's original meaning is debated.
Is Merilyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Merilyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Merilyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1946, with 75 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the girls named Merilyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1933 and 1954, the years shaded on the chart below.
Merilyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,197 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 14 | #3,401 |
| 1964 | 20 | #2,824 |
| 1963 | 14 | #3,457 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,437 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,059 |
| 1960 | 16 | #3,094 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,979 |
| 1958 | 24 | #2,321 |
| 1957 | 22 | #2,415 |
| 1956 | 20 | #2,529 |
| 1955 | 30 | #1,939 |
| 1954 | 43 | #1,539 |
| 1953 | 36 | #1,647 |
| 1952 | 51 | #1,350 |
| 1951 | 33 | #1,664 |
| 1950 | 36 | #1,549 |
| 1949 | 44 | #1,392 |
| 1948 | 54 | #1,237 |
| 1947 | 66 | #1,096 |
| 1946 | 75 | #960 |
| 1945 | 56 | #1,032 |
| 1944 | 72 | #900 |
| 1943 | 56 | #1,070 |
| 1942 | 62 | #993 |
| 1941 | 48 | #1,052 |
| 1940 | 52 | #989 |
| 1939 | 62 | #891 |
| 1938 | 54 | #967 |
| 1937 | 51 | #981 |
| 1936 | 63 | #853 |
| 1935 | 70 | #813 |
| 1934 | 65 | #848 |
| 1933 | 51 | #957 |
| 1932 | 68 | #830 |
| 1931 | 52 | #959 |
| 1930 | 47 | #1,072 |
| 1929 | 52 | #1,003 |
| 1928 | 40 | #1,209 |
| 1927 | 51 | #1,071 |
| 1926 | 44 | #1,148 |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,347 |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,475 |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,428 |
| 1922 | 32 | #1,430 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,282 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,731 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,264 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,821 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
Nicknames for Merilyn
Names like Merilyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marilyn, Evelyn, Marian, Mary, Gwendolyn, Margaret, Madelyn, Carolyn, Jane, Joan, Maryann, Miriam
Names related to Merilyn
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Merilyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/merilyn, updated 20 October 2026.