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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNHWashington: #110 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 530 girlsWAIdaho: #139 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 646 girlsIDMontana: #112 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 474 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #90 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 401 girlsNDMinnesota: #80 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 426 girlsMNIllinois: #125 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 762 girlsILWisconsin: #101 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 642 girlsWIMichigan: #133 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 794 girlsMINew York: #137 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 729 girlsNYMassachusetts: #201 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,849 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedRIOregon: #86 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 388 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #170 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 998 girlsSDIowa: #117 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 741 girlsIAIndiana: #164 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsINOhio: #145 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 928 girlsOHPennsylvania: #89 for girls · 213 births · 1 in 423 girlsPANew Jersey: #129 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 682 girlsNJConnecticut: #164 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsCTCalifornia: #136 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 634 girlsCAUtah: #123 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 575 girlsUTColorado: #165 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 871 girlsCONebraska: #97 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 508 girlsNEMissouri: #121 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 748 girlsMOKentucky: #191 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,114 girlsKYWest Virginia: #160 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 885 girlsWVVirginia: #121 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 562 girlsVAMaryland: #112 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 496 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedDEArizona: #232 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,083 girlsAZNew Mexico: #226 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsNMKansas: #153 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 920 girlsKSArkansas: #254 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,598 girlsARTennessee: #227 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #160 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 783 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #115 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 499 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #91 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 419 girlsDCOklahoma: #196 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsOKLouisiana: #195 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 916 girlsLAMississippi: #398 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,583 girlsMSAlabama: #210 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,133 girlsALGeorgia: #114 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 451 girlsGAHawaii: #75 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 238 girlsHITexas: #209 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsTXFlorida: #146 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 631 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#75 · 1 in 238
  2. Minnesota#80 · 1 in 426
  3. Oregon#86 · 1 in 388
  4. Pennsylvania#89 · 1 in 423
  5. North Dakota#90 · 1 in 401

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#75181 in 238
Minnesota#80591 in 426
Oregon#86271 in 388
Pennsylvania#892131 in 423
North Dakota#90131 in 401
District of Columbia#91231 in 419
Nebraska#97201 in 508
Wisconsin#101441 in 642
Washington#110351 in 530
Maryland#112381 in 496
Montana#11291 in 474
Georgia#114811 in 451
South Carolina#115501 in 499
Iowa#117281 in 741
Missouri#121441 in 748
Virginia#121541 in 562
Utah#123121 in 575
Illinois#125921 in 762
New Jersey#129531 in 682
Michigan#133711 in 794
California#1361231 in 634
New York#1371571 in 729
Idaho#13971 in 646
Ohio#145701 in 928
Florida#146331 in 631
Kansas#153161 in 920
North Carolina#160551 in 783
West Virginia#160221 in 885
Connecticut#164141 in 1,168
Indiana#164281 in 1,162
Colorado#165121 in 871
South Dakota#17051 in 998
Kentucky#191261 in 1,114
Louisiana#195301 in 916
Oklahoma#196191 in 1,124
Massachusetts#201211 in 1,849
Texas#209701 in 1,062
Alabama#210301 in 1,133
New Mexico#22661 in 1,024
Tennessee#227221 in 1,459
Arizona#23261 in 1,083
Arkansas#254131 in 1,598
Mississippi#39871 in 3,583
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Delaware———
Maine———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1943

girls
#149
1,793 births · 1 in 778 girls
boys
#2,732
8 births · 1 in 178,412 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #149Marian1,793

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #2,732Marian8
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 778 of them was named Marian, which outranked 97.2% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #146Priscilla1,834
  2. #147Bobbie1,804
  3. #148Eva1,803
  4. #149Marian1,793
  5. #150Bertha1,787
  6. #151Esther1,758
  7. #152Beatrice1,756
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 178,412 of them was named Marian, which outranked 32.4% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #2,563Wilhelm9
  2. #2,563Yvonne9
  3. #2,563Zebedee9
  4. #2,732Marian8
  5. #2,732Abie8
  6. #2,732Acey8
  7. #2,732Achille8
  8. #2,964Aime7
  9. #2,964Alf7
  10. #2,964Aloys7

Tied with 231 names at #2,732; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943 →