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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • 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: #466 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,563 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: #421 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,666 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedWIMichigan: #389 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,501 girlsMINew York: #385 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,976 girlsNYMassachusetts: #413 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,004 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: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedIAIndiana: #560 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,009 girlsINOhio: #341 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,839 girlsOHPennsylvania: #317 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,356 girlsPANew Jersey: #369 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,035 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #483 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 3,661 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedUTColorado: #427 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,032 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #345 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,659 girlsMOKentucky: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,759 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #427 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,808 girlsVAMaryland: #271 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedDEArizona: #434 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsAZNew Mexico: #309 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,449 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedKSArkansas: #350 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,324 girlsARTennessee: #320 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,333 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #334 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #322 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,123 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #221 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #549 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,577 girlsLAMississippi: #413 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,786 girlsMSAlabama: #323 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,124 girlsALGeorgia: #297 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,934 girlsGAHawaii: #263 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 981 girlsHITexas: #411 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,625 girlsTXFlorida: #286 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,715 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#221 · 1 in 1,101
  2. Hawaii#263 · 1 in 981
  3. Maryland#271 · 1 in 1,823
  4. Florida#286 · 1 in 1,715
  5. Georgia#297 · 1 in 1,934

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#221101 in 1,101
Hawaii#26351 in 981
Maryland#271151 in 1,823
Florida#286251 in 1,715
Georgia#297201 in 1,934
New Mexico#30961 in 1,449
Pennsylvania#317381 in 2,356
Tennessee#320131 in 2,333
South Carolina#322101 in 2,123
Alabama#323131 in 2,124
North Carolina#334161 in 2,481
Kentucky#33991 in 2,759
Ohio#341301 in 2,839
Missouri#345131 in 2,659
Arkansas#35061 in 2,324
New Jersey#369171 in 3,035
New York#385491 in 2,976
Michigan#389211 in 3,501
Texas#411351 in 2,625
Massachusetts#41391 in 5,004
Mississippi#41371 in 2,786
Illinois#421241 in 3,666
Colorado#42751 in 3,032
Virginia#42791 in 3,808
Arizona#43451 in 2,559
Washington#46661 in 3,563
California#483421 in 3,661
Louisiana#54971 in 4,577
Indiana#56061 in 7,009
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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 1966

girls
#407
518 births · 1 in 3,267 girls
boys
#3,537
6 births · 1 in 297,244 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #407Marian518

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #3,537Marian6
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 3,267 of them was named Marian, which outranked 94.7% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #404Ingrid524
  2. #405Lucinda522
  3. #406Trudy521
  4. #407Marian518
  5. #408Tammi516
  6. #409Ida514
  7. #410Marcy513
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 297,244 of them was named Marian, which outranked 22.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marian
  1. #3,249Williard7
  2. #3,249Yosef7
  3. #3,249Zollie7
  4. #3,537Marian6
  5. #3,537Adriel6
  6. #3,537Adrienne6
  7. #3,537Adron6
  8. #3,948Aarron5
  9. #3,948Abdel5
  10. #3,948Abelino5

Tied with 410 names at #3,537; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →