Marjan
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- mar-JAHN
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Marjan is a name of Persian origin, meaning “coral”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Marjan mean?
Persian: Persian and Arabic marjan; also a Dutch blend of Maria and Anna
“coral”
The Qur'an speaks of pearls and coral (marjan) brought forth from the seas.
Is Marjan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Marjan has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 3 boys in the UK and 13 girls in the US.
How popular is Marjan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 140% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Marjan, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 8 girls. 3 boys were also named Marjan in 2025 (5,065th for boys).
2025 had more girls named Marjan than any year since 2007.
Half of all the girls named Marjan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were given Marjan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,106, up from #3,409 for this spelling alone.
- Marjan 7
- Marjaan 4
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Marjan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Marjan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Marjan, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,137th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1949.
Half of all the girls named Marjan in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marjan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 16 | #6,979 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
Names like Marjan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha Saanvi Anvi Avneet Arya Manreet Aarvi Gurnaaz Aavya Dhanvi Priya Dhriti
Other spellings of Marjan
Marjaan
Names related to Marjan
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
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, “Marjan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marjan, updated 20 October 2026.