[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think that [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] [name_m]Manson[/name_m] is the reason that this hasn’t made a comeback yet? [name_u]Or[/name_u] maybe the fact that [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] had a tragic ending to her and didn’t like her stage name (real name: [name_f]Norma[/name_f] Jean)?
It feels like it should be coming back. It’s cute, old fashioned but most of the people who were named it are grandparents now or have sadly passed away by now. So it feels like it’s ready as people could use it to honor great-grandmas or grandmas.
I’m sure those are the reasons that some people out there aren’t fans of [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] …but a name’s making a comeback feels a little less overt than that, much of the time.
Why [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] have been totally popular of late instead of [name_f]Wanda[/name_f] and [name_f]Irene[/name_f], I don’t know! Seems slightly arbitrary at first glance, but I really couldn’t say.
I think it could make a comeback for sure, especially as you say it’s a ‘grandparent’ name atm and people might start to use it as an honour.
I had a teacher who was a [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] and she was quite a force to be reckoned with! So I associate it not only with the glam of [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] but also with immaculately dressed, stern, successful women
Honestly I always forget [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] [name_m]Manson[/name_m] exists it’s much more of a [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] name for me. I wonder if atm people are more drawn to cottagecore-friendly, down-to-earth [name_f]Norma[/name_f] or [name_u]Jean[/name_u] than glitzy [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f].
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] is a very “modern” name in my country! I have met an [name_f]Irene[/name_f] who are young teenager focused on fashion.
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] feels modern where I live and vintage in [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking countries.
I actually like [name_f]Wanda[/name_f]! It is vintage but super cool. I really like it. I actually find [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] to be the oldest feeling here.
I think [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] just hasn’t hit the 100-year rule at this point. In the US, [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] didn’t peak in popularity until 1937, while [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] (before it’s current popularity spike) peaked in 1915. I anticipate [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] still might make a comeback.
To me, [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] still feels solidly mid-century in the way that [name_f]Barbara[/name_f] and [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] do. I don’t think they’ve hit the ‘cute’ vintage feel quite yet.
I reckon Hazel is because of the nature name trend, and Evelyn is way older than Wanda or Irene which (to me anyway, I don’t have data to back this up) feel quite specifically 50s-60s boomer names
I think [name_f]Irene[/name_f] hasn’t come back because people still find the -ene/-een ending too dated. I do think these endings will have a comeback soon! I personally really like [name_f]Eileen[/name_f].
I absolutely love marilyn! [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] [name_m]Manson[/name_m] and [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] probably are the reason it’s not used that much but i definitely agree that it should have a comeback!
Marilyn (and variations of it, like Merilin, Mariliis) is a pretty common name in my country. I think rn the average Marilyn is about 27. I know soooo many Marilyns and they all have depression Evelyn is a total nope though. It’s a grandmother name currently.
I think [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] leans towards a ‘one person’ (or in this case, two person) name and that might put people off, in case people are constantly asking, oh, is that after…
This is how I feel about [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]! It’s still sounds very mid-century to me, so it’ll be one of the next names to come back in the next 10-15 years but isn’t quite vintage enough to sound refreshing for today’s parents. I also think the [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] association is strong, not unbeatable and unusable but being ahead of the trend + a strong celebrity association is keeping it from rising at the moment. Also, I don’t think its sound is particularly in vogue right now. Mary-/Mari- names aren’t super popular right now, but softer sounds are, which is why [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] is getting more popular for girls (it doesn’t sound an ounce feminine to me, but I digress) because it’s reminiscent of soft names like [name_u]Harlow[/name_u], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], etc. but [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] doesn’t quite fit that phonetic trend.
it’s much more of a [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] name for me. I wonder if atm people are more drawn to cottagecore-friendly, down-to-earth [name_f]Norma[/name_f] or [name_u]Jean[/name_u] than glitzy [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f].
But as a person living in the US, stats are against me!