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Marian
OriginFrench medieval variation of Marie, Hebrew
Meaning"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
GenderGirl
US Rank#735
Top 1000
NB Rank#701
On Nameberry
About Marian
Variation of Maryann
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,264 | 191 | 106.9 |
| 2015 | #1,100 | 236 | 132.2 |
| 2016 | #1,215 | 203 | 114.6 |
| 2017 | #1,248 | 190 | 110.1 |
| 2018 | #1,205 | 197 | 115.8 |
| 2019 | #1,237 | 190 | 113.2 |
| 2020 | #1,345 | 164 | 101.5 |
| 2021 | #1,309 | 173 | 105.4 |
| 2022 | #1,141 | 214 | 130.5 |
| 2023 | #1,156 | 210 | 130.9 |
| 2024 | #1,151 | 209 | 129 |
| 2025 | #1,103 | 217 | 135 |
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Famous Marians
- Marian Anderson
American contralto opera singer
- Marian Ellina Stamp Dawkins
English biologist; wife of humanist Richard Dawkins
- Marian Keyes
Irish novelist
- Marian Rivera
Spanish,Filipino actress and model
- Marian Lois Shields Robinson
mother of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama
- Marian Bergeron
Miss America 1933
- Marian McKnight
Miss America 1957
- Marian Ethel Mercer
American actress and singer
- Marian Ann Borris Javits
American art patron
- Marian Wright Edelman
American rights activist
- Marian Elizabeth (Westropp
Dawson) Pritchard, English fashion writer and journalist
- Marian "Marie" Billups Booth
third daughter of Salvation Army founder William Booth
Marian in pop culture
- Maid Marian
love interest of Robin Hood
- Marian Paroo aka Marian the Librarian
a main character in "The Music Man"
- "The Genius of Marian
" 2013 documentary on Alzheimer's disease
- "Marian
" song by Sisters of Mercy
- "Robin Hood and Maid Marian"
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
Variations & nicknames
- MarienDutch
- MarianneFrench
- MarianaSpanish
- MaryamGreek
- MariannFrench
- MariannaSpanish
- MarianeGerman
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