Name profile

Marian

A Mary-related name with feminine and masculine European traditions.

Usage languagesEnglish, Spanish
US rank (2025)#1,102

Meaning and history

Marian is a medieval form of Marion and a name related to Mary, whose ancient meaning remains uncertain. In English it has traditionally been feminine, while in Romanian, Polish and Czech usage Marian is masculine. The name is familiar from Maid Marian in the Robin Hood legends. Notable bearers include civil-rights singer Marian Anderson and historian Marian Fuks.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 202 births, rank #1,197
2007: 182 births, rank #1,332
2008: 194 births, rank #1,281
2009: 169 births, rank #1,398
2010: 210 births, rank #1,156
20112011: 151 births, rank #1,480
2012: 185 births, rank #1,288
2013: 172 births, rank #1,351
2014: 191 births, rank #1,261
2015: 236 births, rank #1,095
20162016: 203 births, rank #1,214
2017: 190 births, rank #1,248
2018: 197 births, rank #1,204
2019: 190 births, rank #1,233
2020: 164 births, rank #1,343
20212021: 173 births, rank #1,304
2022: 214 births, rank #1,138
2023: 210 births, rank #1,154
2024: 209 births, rank #1,152
20252025: 217 births, rank #1,102

Marian rose from #906 to #735 for girls between 1992 and 2000. Its highest annual birth count came in 1924, with 4,197 births.