Marylou
A girls’ name of Hebrew and Old German origin, meaning star of the sea and famous warrior.
Babies a year
33
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Marylou by the numbers
Marylou was given to 33 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 376 babies in 1942, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marylou. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mary-Loubeloved star of the sea; compound of Mary and Lou4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marylu9 in the US (2017)
- Marlowlake remnants or marshy lake58 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marloa form of Marlowe; lake remnant or boundary lake50 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marylinof the sea with a lake; a form of Marilyn11 in the US (2017)
- Maryjostar of the sea combined with god is gracious; compound of Mary and Jo7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Marylou, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a star
Like Marylou, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Marylou
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