Marian

#1,102 for girls in 2025, 217 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #12,146
Given to girls 99.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1924 · 4,197 births
Debut · girls
56 births
In top 100 · girls
23 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
141,944
since 1880

Marian over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #64, 1924girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,102217—
2024#1,152209—
2023#1,154210—
2022#1,138214—
2021#1,304173#12,1465
2020#1,343164#10,6056
2019#1,233190—
2018#1,204197—
2017#1,248190#9,6967
2016#1,214203#8,1469
2015#1,095236—
2014#1,261191—
2013#1,351172—
2012#1,288185—
2011#1,480151—
2010#1,156210—
2009#1,398169—
2008#1,281194#9,8717
2007#1,332182—
2006#1,197202—
2005#1,143204#11,4725
2004#1,099208—
2003#1,138191—
2002#1,073198—
2001#1,037207—
2000#735315—
1999#1,138172—
1998#1,373125#8,4796
1997#1,155160—
1996#1,139159#9,0155
1995#1,144153—
1994#1,023181#8,8005
1993#1,070170#7,6386
1992#904216—
1991#860232#8,2365
1990#935203#4,99310
1989#930193#5,6158
1988#945178#6,4266
1987#924179—
1986#809207#6,7215
1985#813201—
1984#798199—
1983#848180#5,4846
1982#733232#5,6196
1981#791205—
1980#767215#4,4958
1979#827189—
1978#772200—
1977#747205#3,38611
1976#682217#4,0128
1975#712207#5,4645
1974#644237#4,6346
1973#592265—
1972#603264#3,9637
1971#563315#3,6588
1970#515381—
1969#533343#3,3148
1968#491389#2,57611
1967#428480#2,9858
1966#407518#3,5376
1965#373599—
1964#346756#3,2827
1963#322853#3,3187
1962#311900#2,50411
1961#304906#3,6526
1960#2851,024#2,68510
1959#2691,069#3,6196
1958#2701,055#2,8189
1957#2271,352—
1956#2321,247#2,16814
1955#2081,499#1,97916
1954#1044,013#2,20713
1953#2171,366#3,1437
1952#2201,245#2,37611
1951#2201,236#2,6629
1950#2121,258#2,5809
1949#1991,363—
1948#1961,387#2,21812
1947#1791,606#2,6719
1946#1621,649—
1945#1631,446#2,24210
1944#1551,587#2,19511
1943#1491,793#2,7328
1942#1411,838#2,7128
1941#1421,678#2,20711
1940#1421,694#2,17911
1939#1301,839#1,57818
1938#1281,864#1,68917
1937#1291,904#1,57619
1936#1142,059#1,29626
1935#1052,265#1,29527
1934#972,426#1,65818
1933#892,638#1,58619
1932#862,837#1,54821
1931#842,862#1,07839
1930#803,213#1,09340
1929#753,447#1,27231
1928#713,886#1,04144
1927#743,721#1,40728
1926#703,859#1,01846
1925#673,979#1,42527
1924#644,197#1,16938
1923#654,029#1,23534
1922#673,951#1,39628
1921#694,064#1,29632
1920#733,845#1,32330
1919#823,261#1,13937
1918#763,503#1,12437
1917#743,267#1,26429
1916#723,198#1,13833
1915#862,612#1,34225
1914#901,862#94934
1913#931,452#1,25617
1912#931,313#1,26814
1911#105884#1,03811
1910#106806#1,04510
1909#114641#1,4405
1908#117578#1,3735
1907#119556#86610
1906#125498—
1905#136455#1,2335
1904#141406#1,0646
1903#147355#1,1305
1902#152338#1,1375
1901#159296#7798
1900#145408#9688
1899#138336#9286
1898#145343#1,1215
1897#149309—
1896#164267#1,1015
1895#161265—
1894#242124—
1893#218140—
1892#195164#1,0665
1891#232108—
1890#230112#9945
1889#24590—
1888#24292#1,0315
1887#22585—
1886#28055#9595
1885#25264#9365
1884#24761#9715
1883#26547—
1882#26942#9435
1881#25739#7816
1880#20556—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Marian was already there! It came in at #205, and was given to 56 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 57 girls a year got the name.

Where Marian is popular in 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedAKMaine: #162 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 785 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNHWashington: #61 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 261 girlsWAIdaho: #101 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 376 girlsIDMontana: #72 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 254 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #72 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 257 girlsNDMinnesota: #53 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 224 girlsMNIllinois: #80 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 339 girlsILWisconsin: #59 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 267 girlsWIMichigan: #58 for girls · 140 births · 1 in 261 girlsMINew York: #95 for girls · 210 births · 1 in 394 girlsNYMassachusetts: #151 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,115 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedRIOregon: #52 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 218 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNVWyoming: #77 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 238 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #49 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 185 girlsSDIowa: #60 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 266 girlsIAIndiana: #106 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 534 girlsINOhio: #76 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 314 girlsOHPennsylvania: #57 for girls · 323 births · 1 in 220 girlsPANew Jersey: #78 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 343 girlsNJConnecticut: #128 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 769 girlsCTCalifornia: #67 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 278 girlsCAUtah: #53 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 210 girlsUTColorado: #98 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 376 girlsCONebraska: #42 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 190 girlsNEMissouri: #83 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 381 girlsMOKentucky: #185 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 880 girlsKYWest Virginia: #172 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 872 girlsWVVirginia: #99 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 403 girlsVAMaryland: #66 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 274 girlsMDDelaware: #48 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 173 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #153 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 617 girlsNMKansas: #107 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 471 girlsKSArkansas: #205 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 988 girlsARTennessee: #178 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 892 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #155 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 729 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #100 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 424 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #99 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 494 girlsDCOklahoma: #119 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 525 girlsOKLouisiana: #147 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 593 girlsLAMississippi: #373 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,050 girlsMSAlabama: #177 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 815 girlsALGeorgia: #110 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 446 girlsGAHawaii: #90 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 299 girlsHITexas: #211 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,003 girlsTXFlorida: #113 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 432 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#42 · 1 in 190
  2. Delaware#48 · 1 in 173
  3. South Dakota#49 · 1 in 185
  4. Oregon#52 · 1 in 218
  5. Utah#53 · 1 in 210

Best ever in a state: #14 in Nevada, 1924.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#42541 in 190
Delaware#4881 in 173
South Dakota#49281 in 185
Oregon#52231 in 218
Minnesota#53851 in 224
Utah#53211 in 210
Pennsylvania#573231 in 220
Michigan#581401 in 261
Wisconsin#59831 in 267
Iowa#60681 in 266
Washington#61351 in 261
Maryland#66421 in 274
California#671231 in 278
Montana#72141 in 254
North Dakota#72221 in 257
Ohio#761431 in 314
Wyoming#7761 in 238
New Jersey#78691 in 343
Illinois#801461 in 339
Missouri#83711 in 381
Hawaii#90101 in 299
New York#952101 in 394
Colorado#98211 in 376
District of Columbia#9981 in 494
Virginia#99571 in 403
South Carolina#100491 in 424
Idaho#10191 in 376
Indiana#106421 in 534
Kansas#107281 in 471
Georgia#110681 in 446
Florida#113271 in 432
Oklahoma#119431 in 525
Connecticut#128121 in 769
Louisiana#147351 in 593
Massachusetts#151251 in 1,115
New Mexico#15381 in 617
North Carolina#155501 in 729
Maine#16281 in 785
West Virginia#172211 in 872
Alabama#177361 in 815
Tennessee#178301 in 892
Kentucky#185311 in 880
Arkansas#205191 in 988
Texas#211571 in 1,003
Mississippi#37371 in 3,050
Alaska———
Arizona———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Marian
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 50 spots since 2024 (#1,152 → #1,102)
  • 241 spots since 2020 (#1,343 → #1,102)
  • 7 spots since 2015 (#1,095 → #1,102)
  • Biggest jump: 403 spots in 2000 (#1,138 → #735)
  • Biggest drop: 302 spots in 2001 (#735 → #1,037)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1924 at #64 (4,197 births)
  • Births halved by 1936, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1912–1934
  • Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1880–1992
Share of babies · girls
1 in 297
  • Highest: 1 in 297 girls born in 1928 were named Marian (0.34%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,407 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #64 in 1924, was only 1 in 298 (0.34%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 27.5% of all girls named Marian (38,978) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s631#205 (1880)#249
1890s2,168#138 (1899)#187
1900s4,531#114 (1909)#136
1910s22,158#72 (1916)#88
1920s38,978#64 (1924)#70
1930s23,907#80 (1930)#104
1940s16,041#141 (1942)#163
1950s15,340#104 (1954)#218
1960s6,768#285 (1960)#380
1970s2,480#515 (1970)#666
1980s1,989#733 (1982)#836
1990s1,771#860 (1991)#1,074
2000s2,070#735 (2000)#1,143
2010s1,925#1,095 (2015)#1,253
2020s1,187#1,102 (2025)#1,199

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Marian in 1934

girls
#97
2,426 births · 1 in 430 girls
boys
#1,658
18 births · 1 in 57,366 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #97Marian2,426

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #1,658Marian18
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 430 of them was named Marian, which outranked 98.0% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #94Judith2,459
  2. #95Ellen2,455
  3. #96Laura2,438
  4. #97Marian2,426
  5. #98Vivian2,413
  6. #99Beatrice2,410
  7. #100Eva2,389
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 57,366 of them was named Marian, which outranked 60.6% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #1,608Rojelio19
  2. #1,608Simmie19
  3. #1,608Walt19
  4. #1,658Marian18
  5. #1,658Adrain18
  6. #1,658Americo18
  7. #1,658Amon18
  8. #1,725Adalberto17
  9. #1,725Anastacio17
  10. #1,725Ardis17

Tied with 66 names at #1,658; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1934 →