Marian
Girl nameMarian has been given to 143,295 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1924.
Meaning & origin /ˈmɛəɹiən/
A variant of Marion, a medieval derivation of Mary, often also interpreted as a contraction of Mary and Ann, or as a variant of Mariana.
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
143,295
Peak year
1924 (4,235 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -8%
Gender split
99% girls / 1% boys
Famous people named Marian
George Eliot
English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819–1880)
Witold Gombrowicz
Polish writer (1904–1969)
Marian Anderson
African-American contralto (1897–1993)
Marian Rejewski
Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1905–1980)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Marian.
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