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Marian

Gender
Unisex
Say it
MA-ree-an
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#2,675 for girls
US rank, 2025
#1,102 for girls

Unisex

Marian is a name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 1,102nd for girls in the US (217 babies).

What does Marian mean?

Hebrew: medieval form of Mary; as a boys' name, from Latin Marianus

Maid Marian is Robin Hood's sweetheart; in Polish and Romanian, Marian is a boys' name from Latin Marianus.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Marian a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Marian has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 217 girls in the US.

How popular is Marian in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,675among girls
Babies in 2025
10about 1 in 28,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steadydown 13% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Marian, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 16 girls. 5 boys were also named Marian in 2025 (3,747th for boys).

2025 had more girls named Marian than any year since 2018.

Half of all the girls named Marian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were given Marian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,538, up from #2,675 for this spelling alone.

In 2025, 67% of the babies named Marian in the UK were girls.

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1934 (#88), 1944 (#81) and 1954 (#51).

1996Busiest: 16 in 20052025
Marian in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202510#2,675
20244#4,907
20236#3,766
20228#3,050
20215#4,148
20207#3,274
20195#4,214
201811#2,464
20175#4,250
20166#3,788
20157#3,433
201412#2,320
20137#3,338
20126#3,881
20118#3,041
20106#3,715
200910#2,478
200810#2,454
200714#1,874
200613#1,860
200516#1,521
200411#1,949
20039#2,109
20029#2,040
20017#2,341
20005#2,907
19998#2,089
19988#2,110
199714#1,387
199611#1,621

How popular is Marian in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,102among girls
Babies in 2025
217about 1 in 7,400 girls
Five-year trend
Steadyup 15% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 217 girls in the US were named Marian, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,343rd. Its busiest year was 1924, with 4,197 girls.

2025 had more girls named Marian than any year since 2015.

Half of all the girls named Marian in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1948, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 316 girls in the US were given Marian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #818, up from #1,102 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 4,197 in 19242025
Marian in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025217#1,102
2024209#1,152
2023210#1,154
2022214#1,138
2021173#1,304
2020164#1,343
2019190#1,233
2018197#1,204
2017190#1,248
2016203#1,214
2015236#1,095
2014191#1,261
2013172#1,351
2012185#1,288
2011151#1,480
2010210#1,156
2009169#1,398
2008194#1,281
2007182#1,332
2006202#1,197
2005204#1,143
2004208#1,098
2003191#1,137
2002198#1,072
2001207#1,036
2000315#735
1999172#1,136
1998125#1,371
1997160#1,153
1996159#1,137
1995153#1,141
1994181#1,022
1993170#1,068
1992216#902
1991232#858
1990203#933
1989193#927
1988178#945
1987179#924
1986207#809
1985201#813
1984199#798
1983180#848
1982232#733
1981205#791
1980215#767
1979189#827
1978200#772
1977205#747
1976217#682
1975207#712
1974237#644
1973265#592
1972264#603
1971315#563
1970381#515
1969343#533
1968389#491
1967480#428
1966518#407
1965599#373
1964756#346
1963853#322
1962900#311
1961906#304
19601,024#285
19591,069#269
19581,055#270
19571,352#227
19561,247#232
19551,499#208
19544,013#104
19531,366#217
19521,245#220
19511,236#220
19501,258#212
19491,363#199
19481,387#196
19471,606#179
19461,649#162
19451,446#163
19441,587#155
19431,793#149
19421,838#141
19411,678#142
19401,694#142
19391,839#130
19381,864#128
19371,904#129
19362,059#114
19352,265#105
19342,426#97
19332,638#89
19322,837#86
19312,862#84
19303,213#80
19293,447#75
19283,886#71
19273,721#74
19263,859#70
19253,979#67
19244,197#64
19234,029#65
19223,951#67
19214,064#69
19203,845#73
19193,261#82
19183,503#76
19173,267#74
19163,198#72
19152,612#86
19141,862#90
19131,452#93
19121,313#93
1911884#105
1910806#106
1909641#114
1908578#117
1907556#119
1906498#125
1905455#136
1904406#141
1903355#147
1902338#152
1901296#159
1900408#145
1899336#138
1898343#145
1897309#149
1896267#164
1895265#161
1894124#242
1893140#218
1892164#195
1891108#232
1890112#230
188990#245
188892#242
188785#225
188655#280
188564#252
188461#247
188347#265
188242#269
188139#257
188056#205

Names like Marian

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Mary Josephine Elizabeth Miriam Anna Matilda Evelyn Madeline Elsie Eleanor Naomi Mabel

Other spellings of Marian

Marion

Names related to Marian

Marnie Marina Miran Marni Mariana Marwan Marianne Marianna Maren Marin Maryann

More Hebrew names

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Marian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marian, updated 20 October 2026.