Marion
A medieval French diminutive of Marie, which passed into English as both a given name and a surname.
Marion in 2025
Marion was given to 147 babies in the United States in 2025 — 54 boys and 93 girls, making it the 2,742nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 22,553 babies born.
The history of Marion
Marion reached its highest point in 1924, when 7,660 babies were given the name, ranking 57th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 261,713 babies have been named Marion. Half of them were born before 1927, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Marion by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marion | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,733 | 115 |
| 1890s | 8,818 | 71 |
| 1900s | 13,680 | 69 |
| 1910s | 48,130 | 58 |
| 1920s | 71,213 | 57 |
| 1930s | 41,424 | 76 |
| 1940s | 28,158 | 147 |
| 1950s | 19,144 | 267 |
| 1960s | 10,555 | 444 |
| 1970s | 5,226 | 639 |
| 1980s | 3,414 | 912 |
| 1990s | 2,495 | 1,263 |
| 2000s | 2,495 | 1,544 |
| 2010s | 2,216 | 1,918 |
| 2020s | 1,012 | 2,367 |
Where Marion is heading
Marion has fallen 35% over the past decade, from 227 babies in 2015 to 147 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1924 peak — Marion is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Marion
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marion.