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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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 1968

  • 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: #423 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,939 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: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedMNIllinois: #557 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,578 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedWIMichigan: #441 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,085 girlsMINew York: #457 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 3,682 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedRIOregon: #342 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,184 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedIAIndiana: #580 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,632 girlsINOhio: #468 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,859 girlsOHPennsylvania: #323 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,276 girlsPANew Jersey: #619 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,894 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #549 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 4,394 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedUTColorado: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,111 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #459 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,111 girlsMOKentucky: #482 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,791 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #386 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,295 girlsVAMaryland: #439 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,612 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedARTennessee: #418 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,645 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #384 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,273 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #269 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #515 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,788 girlsLAMississippi: #485 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,608 girlsMSAlabama: #405 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,901 girlsALGeorgia: #269 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,637 girlsGAHawaii: #261 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 914 girlsHITexas: #569 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,473 girlsTXFlorida: #404 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#261 · 1 in 914
  2. South Carolina#269 · 1 in 1,562
  3. Georgia#269 · 1 in 1,637
  4. Pennsylvania#323 · 1 in 2,276
  5. Oregon#342 · 1 in 2,184

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#26151 in 914
Georgia#269231 in 1,637
South Carolina#269131 in 1,562
Pennsylvania#323371 in 2,276
Oregon#34261 in 2,184
North Carolina#384121 in 3,273
Virginia#386101 in 3,295
Florida#404151 in 2,816
Alabama#40591 in 2,901
Tennessee#41881 in 3,645
Washington#42381 in 2,939
Colorado#43651 in 3,111
Maryland#43971 in 3,612
Michigan#441171 in 4,085
New York#457371 in 3,682
Missouri#45981 in 4,111
Ohio#468171 in 4,859
Kentucky#48251 in 4,791
Mississippi#48551 in 3,608
Louisiana#51581 in 3,788
California#549351 in 4,394
Illinois#557151 in 5,578
Texas#569211 in 4,473
Indiana#58061 in 6,632
New Jersey#61971 in 6,894
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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 1968

girls
#491
389 births · 1 in 4,217 girls
boys
#2,576
11 births · 1 in 157,998 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #491Marian389

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #2,576Marian11
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 4,217 of them was named Marian, which outranked 94.0% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #487Guadalupe391
  2. #489Amelia390
  3. #489Joelle390
  4. #491Marian389
  5. #492Deann388
  6. #492Deena388
  7. #492Malinda388
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 157,998 of them was named Marian, which outranked 45.7% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #2,445Yaakov12
  2. #2,445Yusef12
  3. #2,445Yvonne12
  4. #2,576Marian11
  5. #2,576Aidan11
  6. #2,576Aj11
  7. #2,576Albin11
  8. #2,735Adolf10
  9. #2,735Amando10
  10. #2,735Andrei10

Tied with 158 names at #2,576; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →