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Marian

Marian is currently the #1102 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 217 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #1343, now it sits at #1102. Looking at the full record since 1880, Marian hit its all-time high of #64 in 1924, when 4,197 girls were given the name. State by state, Nebraska leads the way at #335.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1102
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#64
in 1924 (1920s)
Babies in 2025
217
girls named Marian

Marian popularity, 1880–2025

0.091%0.18%0.27%0.36%18801900192019401960198020002020#64 in 1924
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1924

Where Marian is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025NH—Washington: #679 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#679Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #1830 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1830Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025IN—Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: #871 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#871New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025CT—California: #1491 (15 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1491Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025CO—Nebraska: #335 (6 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)NE#335Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025DE—Arizona: #818 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#818New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025TN—North Carolina: #973 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#973South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025MS—Alabama: #633 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#633Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marian in 2025HI—Texas: #780 (38 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#780Florida: #959 (16 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#959
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nebraska (#335), Alabama (#633), Washington (#679)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Marian in the most recent year of SSA data.

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