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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 |
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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Washington#703 · 1 in 3,379
- South Carolina#752 · 1 in 3,536
- Massachusetts#831 · 1 in 4,922
- Maryland#920 · 1 in 4,670
- North Carolina#989 · 1 in 5,626
Best ever in a state: #5 in New Hampshire, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #703 | 9 | 1 in 3,379 |
| South Carolina | #752 | 5 | 1 in 3,536 |
| Massachusetts | #831 | 5 | 1 in 4,922 |
| Maryland | #920 | 5 | 1 in 4,670 |
| North Carolina | #989 | 8 | 1 in 5,626 |
| Georgia | #1,165 | 7 | 1 in 6,608 |
| Illinois | #1,203 | 7 | 1 in 7,647 |
| New York | #1,439 | 9 | 1 in 9,632 |
| Texas | #2,288 | 8 | 1 in 19,865 |
| California | #3,225 | 5 | 1 in 37,895 |
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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 Marion
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1922 at #42 (5,667 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1891–1936
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1880–1986
- 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
- 29.2% of all girls named Marion (55,178) were born in this decade
- 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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 12,695 of them was named Marion, which outranked 91.2% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,590Kenzlee135
- #1,590Miyah135
- #1,590Yaretzy135
- #1,595Marion134
- #1,595Aanya134
- #1,595Analise134
- #1,595Ariela134
- #1,609Bree133
- #1,609Chevelle133
- #1,609Haddie133
Tied with 13 names at #1,595; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 23,897 of them was named Marion, which outranked 86.3% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,920Sevyn77
- #1,920Stellan77
- #1,920Theron77
- #1,937Marion76
- #1,937Axell76
- #1,937Cam76
- #1,937Cassidy76
- #1,959Adonai75
- #1,959Amin75
- #1,959Arnav75
Tied with 21 names at #1,937; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.