The first name Marilou
A girl’s name from French.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
A female given name from French.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marilou at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 8 girls born in the United States were named Marilou, the 11,773rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1948, when 90 were.
3,231
babies named Marilou since 1880
#11,773
rank in 2024
1948
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Marilou
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marilou BerryFrench actress, born 1983
- MarilouCanadian recording artist; pop singer, born 1990
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Marilou?
- Marilou comes from French.
- Is Marilou a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,231 US babies named Marilou since 1880 were girls.
- When was Marilou most popular?
- 1948 in the United States, when 90 babies were named Marilou, its highest rank at 918th.