Marion Boy & girl
How popular is Marion?
#2,036 girl name in 2025
93 baby girls were named Marion in the US in 2025, making it the 2036th most popular girl name. Another 54 boys got the name (#2,480 for boys).
Marion popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,036 for girls (▼ 166 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 93 girls, 54 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,509 in 2015, #1,841 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1924 (6,047 girls) |
| Highest rank | #42 in 1922 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 34% boys, 66% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marion counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marian family of names ranked #472 for girls in 2025 (#520 the year before), with 608 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marian | 217 | 36% |
| Marion | 93 | 15% |
| Maryann | 114 | 19% |
| Marianne | 110 | 18% |
| Maryanne | 41 | 7% |
| Maryan | 19 | 3% |
| Mariann | 8 | 1% |
| Marien | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Marion is most popular
Babies named Marion per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (28 girls)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 girls)
- Oregon: 0.1 per 1,000 (9 girls)
- Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 girls)
- South Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (8 girls)
Marion by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,109 | #113 |
| 1890s | 7,310 | #60 |
| 1900s | 11,713 | #58 |
| 1910s | 37,974 | #44 |
| 1920s | 55,178 | #42 |
| 1930s | 29,565 | #60 |
| 1940s | 18,490 | #120 |
| 1950s | 11,883 | #196 |
| 1960s | 6,212 | #330 |
| 1970s | 2,562 | #512 |
| 1980s | 1,762 | #773 |
| 1990s | 1,315 | #1,051 |
| 2000s | 1,142 | #1,333 |
| 2010s | 1,324 | #1,446 |
| 2020s | 679 | #1,641 |
Girl names about as popular as Marion
Questions
- Is Marion a boy or girl name?
- Marion is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 34% of babies named Marion were boys and 66% were girls.
- How popular is the name Marion?
- 93 baby girls were named Marion in the US in 2025, making it the 2036th most popular girl name. Another 54 boys got the name (#2,480 for boys).
- When was Marion most popular?
- Marion peaked in 1924, when 6,047 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #42 in 1922.
- How many people are named Marion?
- 261,713 babies have been named Marion in the US since 1880. We estimate about 68,173 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 73.
- Where is Marion most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marion was most common in Washington, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.