Marion
#2,036 for girls in 2025, 93 births · #2,480 for boys in 2025, 54 births
Given to girls 72.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1922 · 5,667 births
- Debut · girls
- 115 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 189,218since 1880
Marion over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,036 | 93 | #2,480 | 54 |
| 2024 | #1,870 | 107 | #2,288 | 62 |
| 2023 | #1,656 | 125 | #2,346 | 59 |
| 2022 | #1,720 | 121 | #2,325 | 61 |
| 2021 | #1,641 | 127 | #3,021 | 40 |
| 2020 | #1,841 | 106 | #2,347 | 57 |
| 2019 | #1,548 | 139 | #2,062 | 70 |
| 2018 | #1,595 | 134 | #1,937 | 76 |
| 2017 | #1,545 | 142 | #1,883 | 77 |
| 2016 | #1,446 | 159 | #1,903 | 77 |
| 2015 | #1,509 | 150 | #1,895 | 77 |
| 2014 | #1,534 | 142 | #1,812 | 82 |
| 2013 | #1,555 | 140 | #1,588 | 97 |
| 2012 | #1,846 | 109 | #1,466 | 110 |
| 2011 | #1,817 | 111 | #1,544 | 102 |
| 2010 | #2,028 | 98 | #1,368 | 124 |
| 2009 | #1,901 | 110 | #1,413 | 119 |
| 2008 | #2,092 | 97 | #1,240 | 140 |
| 2007 | #1,859 | 113 | #1,206 | 146 |
| 2006 | #2,031 | 97 | #1,116 | 156 |
| 2005 | #1,878 | 103 | #1,013 | 167 |
| 2004 | #1,726 | 112 | #1,142 | 138 |
| 2003 | #1,612 | 119 | #1,001 | 158 |
| 2002 | #1,468 | 130 | #1,174 | 120 |
| 2001 | #1,540 | 120 | #1,254 | 106 |
| 2000 | #1,335 | 141 | #1,267 | 103 |
| 1999 | #1,636 | 102 | #1,181 | 109 |
| 1998 | #1,382 | 124 | #1,008 | 135 |
| 1997 | #1,334 | 129 | #988 | 131 |
| 1996 | #1,431 | 115 | #1,042 | 117 |
| 1995 | #1,474 | 108 | #1,221 | 90 |
| 1994 | #1,357 | 123 | #1,254 | 86 |
| 1993 | #1,397 | 116 | #1,118 | 101 |
| 1992 | #1,053 | 174 | #936 | 130 |
| 1991 | #1,122 | 158 | #874 | 145 |
| 1990 | #1,066 | 166 | #881 | 136 |
| 1989 | #1,100 | 152 | #810 | 149 |
| 1988 | #952 | 176 | #727 | 168 |
| 1987 | #1,025 | 151 | #787 | 137 |
| 1986 | #973 | 162 | #704 | 164 |
| 1985 | #933 | 168 | #710 | 155 |
| 1984 | #905 | 165 | #665 | 169 |
| 1983 | #866 | 176 | #740 | 136 |
| 1982 | #776 | 211 | #638 | 183 |
| 1981 | #773 | 211 | #626 | 187 |
| 1980 | #824 | 190 | #613 | 204 |
| 1979 | #841 | 185 | #563 | 233 |
| 1978 | #811 | 184 | #587 | 205 |
| 1977 | #684 | 229 | #552 | 227 |
| 1976 | #753 | 192 | #516 | 242 |
| 1975 | #652 | 233 | #513 | 245 |
| 1974 | #649 | 234 | #492 | 266 |
| 1973 | #588 | 268 | #455 | 298 |
| 1972 | #565 | 293 | #456 | 300 |
| 1971 | #514 | 361 | #440 | 344 |
| 1970 | #512 | 383 | #464 | 304 |
| 1969 | #474 | 414 | #427 | 341 |
| 1968 | #462 | 434 | #403 | 367 |
| 1967 | #435 | 467 | #412 | 343 |
| 1966 | #396 | 533 | #401 | 352 |
| 1965 | #387 | 567 | #373 | 430 |
| 1964 | #350 | 727 | #364 | 456 |
| 1963 | #349 | 736 | #370 | 458 |
| 1962 | #338 | 773 | #358 | 490 |
| 1961 | #347 | 751 | #330 | 566 |
| 1960 | #330 | 810 | #335 | 540 |
| 1959 | #298 | 921 | #331 | 545 |
| 1958 | #270 | 1,055 | #316 | 582 |
| 1957 | #267 | 1,055 | #307 | 610 |
| 1956 | #252 | 1,103 | #267 | 745 |
| 1955 | #240 | 1,147 | #263 | 712 |
| 1954 | #219 | 1,337 | #241 | 833 |
| 1953 | #226 | 1,275 | #241 | 777 |
| 1952 | #217 | 1,264 | #238 | 782 |
| 1951 | #207 | 1,339 | #225 | 855 |
| 1950 | #196 | 1,387 | #224 | 820 |
| 1949 | #181 | 1,520 | #218 | 839 |
| 1948 | #175 | 1,592 | #208 | 934 |
| 1947 | #160 | 1,847 | #206 | 962 |
| 1946 | #155 | 1,753 | #189 | 945 |
| 1945 | #145 | 1,602 | #184 | 841 |
| 1944 | #140 | 1,803 | #175 | 955 |
| 1943 | #129 | 2,124 | #170 | 1,066 |
| 1942 | #130 | 2,152 | #163 | 1,052 |
| 1941 | #130 | 1,986 | #164 | 1,025 |
| 1940 | #120 | 2,111 | #158 | 1,049 |
| 1939 | #120 | 2,069 | #155 | 1,033 |
| 1938 | #118 | 2,150 | #145 | 1,139 |
| 1937 | #109 | 2,309 | #139 | 1,116 |
| 1936 | #93 | 2,580 | #148 | 1,049 |
| 1935 | #88 | 2,813 | #134 | 1,181 |
| 1934 | #86 | 2,884 | #139 | 1,130 |
| 1933 | #73 | 3,199 | #133 | 1,195 |
| 1932 | #73 | 3,493 | #131 | 1,316 |
| 1931 | #66 | 3,763 | #133 | 1,311 |
| 1930 | #60 | 4,305 | #126 | 1,389 |
| 1929 | #53 | 4,633 | #118 | 1,451 |
| 1928 | #47 | 5,420 | #118 | 1,515 |
| 1927 | #51 | 5,211 | #117 | 1,592 |
| 1926 | #47 | 5,353 | #112 | 1,626 |
| 1925 | #47 | 5,577 | #108 | 1,617 |
| 1924 | #46 | 6,047 | #112 | 1,613 |
| 1923 | #44 | 5,711 | #106 | 1,670 |
| 1922 | #42 | 5,667 | #107 | 1,631 |
| 1921 | #43 | 5,814 | #102 | 1,716 |
| 1920 | #43 | 5,745 | #109 | 1,604 |
| 1919 | #44 | 5,158 | #106 | 1,488 |
| 1918 | #45 | 5,583 | #107 | 1,535 |
| 1917 | #45 | 5,371 | #108 | 1,416 |
| 1916 | #47 | 5,033 | #110 | 1,357 |
| 1915 | #50 | 4,456 | #112 | 1,295 |
| 1914 | #50 | 3,550 | #115 | 982 |
| 1913 | #51 | 2,854 | #111 | 771 |
| 1912 | #55 | 2,522 | #112 | 680 |
| 1911 | #58 | 1,744 | #110 | 346 |
| 1910 | #59 | 1,703 | #108 | 286 |
| 1909 | #58 | 1,445 | #111 | 247 |
| 1908 | #63 | 1,349 | #109 | 233 |
| 1907 | #63 | 1,251 | #106 | 226 |
| 1906 | #63 | 1,183 | #119 | 181 |
| 1905 | #65 | 1,141 | #127 | 170 |
| 1904 | #65 | 1,109 | #109 | 198 |
| 1903 | #61 | 1,042 | #104 | 188 |
| 1902 | #66 | 1,033 | #108 | 176 |
| 1901 | #63 | 963 | #107 | 159 |
| 1900 | #66 | 1,197 | #123 | 189 |
| 1899 | #63 | 973 | #112 | 152 |
| 1898 | #61 | 1,085 | #111 | 166 |
| 1897 | #60 | 994 | #113 | 153 |
| 1896 | #67 | 987 | #110 | 172 |
| 1895 | #69 | 856 | #115 | 148 |
| 1894 | #89 | 587 | #111 | 154 |
| 1893 | #92 | 532 | #117 | 139 |
| 1892 | #95 | 497 | #108 | 166 |
| 1891 | #99 | 413 | #115 | 121 |
| 1890 | #106 | 386 | #116 | 137 |
| 1889 | #115 | 331 | #107 | 153 |
| 1888 | #114 | 322 | #105 | 162 |
| 1887 | #118 | 254 | #105 | 131 |
| 1886 | #113 | 273 | #88 | 182 |
| 1885 | #126 | 198 | #101 | 141 |
| 1884 | #133 | 181 | #86 | 184 |
| 1883 | #115 | 184 | #87 | 163 |
| 1882 | #128 | 141 | #92 | 157 |
| 1881 | #142 | 110 | #82 | 162 |
| 1880 | #137 | 115 | #80 | 189 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Marion was already there! It came in at #137, and was given to 115 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2018–2025, when fewer than 140 girls a year got the name.
Where Marion is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Mississippi#362 · 1 in 1,917
- Kansas#387 · 1 in 2,687
- Pennsylvania#449 · 1 in 3,883
- Tennessee#547 · 1 in 4,644
- North Carolina#553 · 1 in 4,624
Best ever in a state: #5 in New Hampshire, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #362 | 8 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Kansas | #387 | 5 | 1 in 2,687 |
| Pennsylvania | #449 | 17 | 1 in 3,883 |
| Tennessee | #547 | 6 | 1 in 4,644 |
| North Carolina | #553 | 7 | 1 in 4,624 |
| Georgia | #602 | 7 | 1 in 4,607 |
| Michigan | #645 | 9 | 1 in 6,394 |
| Louisiana | #669 | 6 | 1 in 4,586 |
| Florida | #700 | 8 | 1 in 5,503 |
| New York | #806 | 14 | 1 in 7,023 |
| Ohio | #874 | 6 | 1 in 11,492 |
| Illinois | #894 | 8 | 1 in 8,863 |
| Texas | #1,048 | 10 | 1 in 10,339 |
| California | #1,060 | 15 | 1 in 10,222 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 166 spots since 2024 (#1,870 → #2,036)
- 195 spots since 2020 (#1,841 → #2,036)
- 527 spots since 2015 (#1,509 → #2,036)
- Biggest jump: 73 spots in 1988 (#1,025 → #952)
- Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1989 (#952 → #1,100)
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1922 at #42 (5,667 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 46 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1891–1936
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1880–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 201
- Highest: 1 in 201 girls born in 1917 were named Marion (0.50%)
- Latest: 1 in 17,282 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #42 in 1922, was only 1 in 212 (0.47%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 29.2% of all girls named Marion (55,178) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2013
- Mostly boys until 2012, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,109 | #113 (1886) | #124 |
| 1890s | 7,310 | #60 (1897) | #80 |
| 1900s | 11,713 | #58 (1909) | #63 |
| 1910s | 37,974 | #44 (1919) | #50 |
| 1920s | 55,178 | #42 (1922) | #46 |
| 1930s | 29,565 | #60 (1930) | #89 |
| 1940s | 18,490 | #120 (1940) | #147 |
| 1950s | 11,883 | #196 (1950) | #239 |
| 1960s | 6,212 | #330 (1960) | #387 |
| 1970s | 2,562 | #512 (1970) | #657 |
| 1980s | 1,762 | #773 (1981) | #913 |
| 1990s | 1,315 | #1,053 (1992) | #1,325 |
| 2000s | 1,142 | #1,335 (2000) | #1,744 |
| 2010s | 1,324 | #1,446 (2016) | #1,642 |
| 2020s | 679 | #1,641 (2021) | #1,794 |
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.
Marion in 1978
girls
#811
184 births · 1 in 8,325 girls
boys
#587
205 births · 1 in 8,009 boys
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 8,325 of them was named Marion, which outranked 92.9% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Marion
- #805Yadira186
- #809Annemarie185
- #809Noel185
- #811Marion184
- #811Bernice184
- #811Juana184
- #811Latricia184
- #818Alanna183
- #818Carina183
- #818Davina183
Tied with 6 names at #811; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 8,009 of them was named Marion, which outranked 91.3% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).