Gender: Female
Marilyn Nelson is an American poet, translator, biographer, and children's book author. She is a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, and the former Poet Laureate of Connecticut. She is a winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature, and the Frost Medal. From 1978 to 1994, she published under the name Marilyn Nelson Waniek. She is the author or translator of more than twenty books and five chapbooks of poetry for adults and children. While most of her work deals with historical subjects, in 2014 she published a memoir, named one of NPR's Best Books of 2014, entitled How I Discovered Poetry.
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On the name Marilyn Nelson, Marilyn means Combination of Mary and Ellen, Bitterness, Wished for Child, Star of the Sea, Modern. Nelson means Son of a Champion, New York Governor and American Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, South African Activist Nelson Mandela, Solemn, Son of Neil.
The name Marilyn Nelson is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Marilyn is commonly found in United States of America, United Kingdom, Peru, and 82 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Marilyn is recorded 38,827 times globally, ranking it as the 1,721th most common name worldwide.
Marilyn is most prevalent in United States of America, with 13,689 occurrences, making it the 417th most popular name in the country.
In United States of America, the name Marilyn is found among 1 in every 132 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #417 | 1 : 132 |
| United Kingdom | #557 | 1 : 194 |
| Peru | #590 | 1 : 497 |
| Colombia | #1,022 | 1 : 684 |
| South Africa | #1,155 | 1 : 1,255 |
| France | #1,237 | 1 : 707 |
| Canada | #394 | 1 : 244 |
| Chile | #644 | 1 : 486 |
| Saudi Arabia | #2,658 | 1 : 2,578 |
| Italy | #1,870 | 1 : 1,077 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Marilyn from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Marilyn Nelson is an American poet, translator, biographer, and children's book author. She is a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, and the former Poet Laureate of Connecticut. She is a winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature, and the Frost Medal. From 1978 to 1994, she published under the name Marilyn Nelson Waniek. She is the author or translator of more than twenty books and five chapbooks of poetry for adults and children. While most of her work deals with historical subjects, in 2014 she published a memoir, named one of NPR's Best Books of 2014, entitled How I Discovered Poetry.
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