Marylou

Marylou: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “Mary plus Lou”
Origin: English
Say it: MAIR-ee-loo · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

A compound name combining Mary with Lou, usually from Louise or Louis. Mary is from Hebrew Miryam; Lou ultimately comes from Germanic Ludwig forms.

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How popular is Marylou?

20248.1 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Marylou in 202427

2024 rank#4,884 girls

Peak year1937

Total US babies since 188013,084

Marylou is steady now but far below its 1937 peak.

Names like Marylou

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Marylou questions

What does the name Marylou mean?

Marylou means "Mary plus Lou". It comes from English. A compound name combining Mary with Lou, usually from Louise or Louis. Mary is from Hebrew Miryam; Lou ultimately comes from Germanic Ludwig forms.

Is Marylou a boy or girl name?

Marylou is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Marylou?

27 US babies were named Marylou in 2024. Its peak year was 1937.

How do you pronounce Marylou?

Marylou is usually pronounced MAIR-ee-loo.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.