Marian
About Marian
An attractive and little-known member of the group of romantic, Euro-chic boys' names ending in -ian: think Julian, Fabian, Florian, Adrian.
The visually identical but etymologically unrelated female name Marian (and its variant Marion, both ultimately derived from Maria) were moderately popular in the first half of the 20th century, but Marian dropped out of the Top 1000 for girls in 1992 and hasn't returned.
Pronounced MAH-ryan; mah-ree-AHN.
As of October 2026, Marian ranked #13364 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #825 in 1901.
Editor's take: The name Marian is a boy's name of Polish origin meaning "related to Mars, Roman god of war".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Marians
- Marian Hossa
professional hockey player
- Marian Gold
lead singer for the band Alphaville
Marian in pop culture
- Marian Freeman
from the Australian TV series "Snobs"