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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • 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: #305 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,885 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #351 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,522 girlsMNIllinois: #249 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,708 girlsILWisconsin: #318 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,209 girlsWIMichigan: #298 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,264 girlsMINew York: #254 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 1,597 girlsNYMassachusetts: #349 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,392 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #251 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,415 girlsSDIowa: #411 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,691 girlsIAIndiana: #288 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,190 girlsINOhio: #258 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsOHPennsylvania: #205 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsPANew Jersey: #273 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,065 girlsNJConnecticut: #225 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsCTCalifornia: #273 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 1,555 girlsCAUtah: #352 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,133 girlsUTColorado: #381 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,791 girlsCONebraska: #325 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,411 girlsNEMissouri: #255 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsMOKentucky: #337 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,910 girlsKYWest Virginia: #341 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,899 girlsWVVirginia: #232 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,422 girlsVAMaryland: #231 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,436 girlsMDDelaware: #187 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 911 girlsDEArizona: #305 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,513 girlsAZNew Mexico: #398 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,471 girlsNMKansas: #345 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,627 girlsKSArkansas: #305 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,977 girlsARTennessee: #284 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,142 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #256 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,567 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #216 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #279 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,650 girlsDCOklahoma: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,906 girlsOKLouisiana: #403 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,773 girlsLAMississippi: #247 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,334 girlsMSAlabama: #230 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,285 girlsALGeorgia: #245 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedHITexas: #365 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,413 girlsTXFlorida: #271 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,621 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#187 · 1 in 911
  2. Pennsylvania#205 · 1 in 1,241
  3. South Carolina#216 · 1 in 1,086
  4. Connecticut#225 · 1 in 1,538
  5. Alabama#230 · 1 in 1,285

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#18751 in 911
Pennsylvania#205901 in 1,241
South Carolina#216241 in 1,086
Connecticut#225161 in 1,538
Alabama#230271 in 1,285
Maryland#231211 in 1,436
Virginia#232281 in 1,422
Georgia#245311 in 1,437
Mississippi#247191 in 1,334
Illinois#249631 in 1,708
South Dakota#25151 in 1,415
New York#2541051 in 1,597
Missouri#255251 in 1,790
North Carolina#256311 in 1,567
Ohio#258571 in 1,845
Florida#271311 in 1,621
California#2731111 in 1,555
New Jersey#273281 in 2,065
District of Columbia#27981 in 1,650
Tennessee#284171 in 2,142
Indiana#288231 in 2,190
Oklahoma#288111 in 1,906
Michigan#298391 in 2,264
Arizona#305101 in 1,513
Arkansas#30591 in 1,977
Washington#305151 in 1,885
Wisconsin#318141 in 3,209
Nebraska#32561 in 2,411
Kentucky#337111 in 2,910
West Virginia#34161 in 2,899
Kansas#34581 in 2,627
Massachusetts#349121 in 4,392
Minnesota#351111 in 3,522
Utah#35251 in 2,133
Texas#365471 in 2,413
Colorado#38171 in 2,791
New Mexico#39851 in 2,471
Louisiana#403141 in 2,773
Iowa#41161 in 4,691
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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 1960

girls
#285
1,024 births · 1 in 1,975 girls
boys
#2,685
10 births · 1 in 213,232 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #285Marian1,024

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #2,685Marian10
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 1,975 of them was named Marian, which outranked 96.1% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #282Jacquelyn1,045
  2. #283Cecilia1,036
  3. #284Patrice1,034
  4. #285Marian1,024
  5. #286Francine1,020
  6. #287Lorie1,015
  7. #288Shannon1,011
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 213,232 of them was named Marian, which outranked 41.6% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #2,535Ysidro11
  2. #2,535Zach11
  3. #2,535Zvi11
  4. #2,685Marian10
  5. #2,685Abran10
  6. #2,685Alejo10
  7. #2,685Alferd10
  8. #2,871Able9
  9. #2,871Adelbert9
  10. #2,871Adell9

Tied with 185 names at #2,685; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →