Marian
As a feminine name, a form of Marion, a French pet form of Marie, which goes back to the Hebrew Miryam. In Poland and Romania it is masculine, from the Roman Marianus.
Marian in 2025
Marian was given to 217 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,102nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 15,278 babies born.
The history of Marian
Marian reached its highest point in 1924, when 4,235 babies were given the name, ranking 112th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 143,295 babies have been named Marian. Half of them were born before 1930, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Marian by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marian | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 662 | 377 |
| 1890s | 2,194 | 195 |
| 1900s | 4,588 | 161 |
| 1910s | 22,405 | 126 |
| 1920s | 39,316 | 112 |
| 1930s | 24,151 | 139 |
| 1940s | 16,121 | 259 |
| 1950s | 15,434 | 194 |
| 1960s | 6,842 | 532 |
| 1970s | 2,525 | 923 |
| 1980s | 2,028 | 1,261 |
| 1990s | 1,808 | 1,480 |
| 2000s | 2,082 | 1,332 |
| 2010s | 1,941 | 1,979 |
| 2020s | 1,198 | 2,102 |
Where Marian is heading
Marian has fallen 8% over the past decade, from 236 babies in 2015 to 217 in 2025.
Names like Marian
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marian.