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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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 1953

  • 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: #212 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,247 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedIDMontana: #183 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 906 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #243 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,081 girlsMNIllinois: #191 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,276 girlsILWisconsin: #218 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,900 girlsWIMichigan: #190 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsMINew York: #199 for girls · 133 births · 1 in 1,157 girlsNYMassachusetts: #235 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,298 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedRIOregon: #197 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #224 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsSDIowa: #196 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,276 girlsIAIndiana: #295 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,937 girlsINOhio: #190 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,321 girlsOHPennsylvania: #147 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 802 girlsPANew Jersey: #171 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsNJConnecticut: #176 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,095 girlsCTCalifornia: #216 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsCAUtah: #158 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 701 girlsUTColorado: #236 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsCONebraska: #302 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,776 girlsNEMissouri: #181 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,270 girlsMOKentucky: #185 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsKYWest Virginia: #219 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,601 girlsWVVirginia: #228 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsVAMaryland: #168 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 958 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedDEArizona: #245 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,239 girlsAZNew Mexico: #218 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsNMKansas: #269 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,140 girlsKSArkansas: #241 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,495 girlsARTennessee: #218 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,513 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #176 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,006 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #195 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #155 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 811 girlsDCOklahoma: #284 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,204 girlsOKLouisiana: #332 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,315 girlsLAMississippi: #378 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,096 girlsMSAlabama: #224 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,398 girlsALGeorgia: #180 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 948 girlsGAHawaii: #163 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 596 girlsHITexas: #236 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,319 girlsTXFlorida: #214 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Pennsylvania#147 · 1 in 802
  2. District of Columbia#155 · 1 in 811
  3. Utah#158 · 1 in 701
  4. Hawaii#163 · 1 in 596
  5. Maryland#168 · 1 in 958

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Pennsylvania#1471381 in 802
District of Columbia#155161 in 811
Utah#158141 in 701
Hawaii#163101 in 596
Maryland#168281 in 958
New Jersey#171471 in 1,062
Connecticut#176191 in 1,095
North Carolina#176511 in 1,006
Georgia#180471 in 948
Missouri#181331 in 1,270
Montana#18371 in 906
Kentucky#185261 in 1,265
Michigan#190601 in 1,383
Ohio#190731 in 1,321
Illinois#191741 in 1,276
South Carolina#195281 in 1,030
Iowa#196221 in 1,276
Oregon#197161 in 1,038
New York#1991331 in 1,157
Washington#212221 in 1,247
Florida#214291 in 1,232
California#2161031 in 1,348
New Mexico#218101 in 1,030
Tennessee#218251 in 1,513
Wisconsin#218211 in 1,900
West Virginia#219131 in 1,601
Alabama#224261 in 1,398
South Dakota#22451 in 1,476
Virginia#228261 in 1,521
Massachusetts#235211 in 2,298
Colorado#236121 in 1,392
Texas#236841 in 1,319
Arkansas#241131 in 1,495
Minnesota#243171 in 2,081
Arizona#24591 in 1,239
Kansas#269101 in 2,140
Oklahoma#284101 in 2,204
Indiana#295161 in 2,937
Nebraska#30251 in 2,776
Louisiana#332161 in 2,315
Mississippi#37891 in 3,096
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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 1953

girls
#217
1,366 births · 1 in 1,377 girls
boys
#3,143
7 births · 1 in 281,757 boys

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #217Marian1,366

Top boys' names in 1953

  1. #1Robert86,243
  2. #2James86,066
  3. #3Michael84,198
  4. #4John80,165
  5. #5David76,119
  6. #6William61,829
  7. #7Richard58,389
  8. #8Thomas47,008
  9. #9Charles38,421
  10. #10Gary36,967
  11. #3,143Marian7
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 1,377 of them was named Marian, which outranked 96.7% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #214Priscilla1,379
  2. #215Nina1,377
  3. #216Gladys1,369
  4. #217Marian1,366
  5. #218Bonita1,354
  6. #219Billie1,333
  7. #220Emily1,325
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

boys

1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 281,757 of them was named Marian, which outranked 27.6% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #2,905Yaakov8
  2. #2,905Yancy8
  3. #2,905Yosef8
  4. #3,143Marian7
  5. #3,143Abbott7
  6. #3,143Ahmad7
  7. #3,143Aime7
  8. #3,425Abundio6
  9. #3,425Acey6
  10. #3,425Ahmed6

Tied with 281 names at #3,143; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,276Faron#2,251 → #975
  2. ↑ 694Shane#1,213 → #519
  3. ↑ 528Enrico#1,517 → #989
  4. ↑ 441Blaise#1,430 → #989
  5. ↑ 429Robbin#1,268 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Durwood#981 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 392Jonnie#939 → #1,331
  3. ↓ 312Elvis#968 → #1,280
  4. ↓ 293Edsel#968 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 292Beverly#766 → #1,058

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →