The baby name maralyn is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmærəlɪn/ (MAR-uh-lin).
maralyn is English in Origin.
The baby name maralyn is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmærəlɪn/ (MAR-uh-lin).
maralyn is English in Origin.
Maralyn is an English given name, primarily a respelling of Marilyn, the 20th-century blend of Mary and Lynn, though sometimes read as Mara + Lyn (Mara, Hebrew "bitter"). Its sense draws from Mary (Hebrew Miryam, interpreted as "beloved," "wished-for child," "drop of the sea," or "rebellion") and from Lynn (Welsh llyn, "lake," or the name element from Linda, "soft, tender"). Together the components give Maralyn a gentle meaning with maritime overtones.
The spelling surfaced in Anglophone records in the early to mid-1900s alongside the rise of Marilyn, boosted first by Broadway star Marilyn Miller and later by Marilyn Monroe, and it remains the rarer, vintage-tinged form today. Documented variants include Marilyn, Marilynn, Marlyn, Marolyn, Marylin, and Marylyn; elaborations such as Maralynn and hyphenated Mara-Lyn also occur. Short forms and nicknames range from Mari and Mara to Lyn and Mary.
maralyn is a rare name. There are only 38 recorded uses of it in our data, from 13 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,219 | 18 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
maralyn is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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