Marius
About Marius
Marius, frequently heard in Germany and France, is a slightly fusty yet accessible name that has (Les Mis) to Anne Rice. With the rise in interest in such Latin names as Maximus and Atticus, Marius might start attracting more attention. Mario, the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese version of Marius, is much more widely used.
As of October 2026, Marius ranked #2555 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #964 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #620.
Editor's take: The name Marius is a boy's name of Latin origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,605 | 47 | 24.5 |
| 2015 | #2,220 | 61 | 31.8 |
| 2016 | #2,078 | 68 | 35.8 |
| 2017 | #2,081 | 67 | 36.2 |
| 2018 | #2,112 | 67 | 36.9 |
| 2019 | #2,328 | 59 | 32.9 |
| 2020 | #2,158 | 65 | 37.7 |
| 2021 | #2,364 | 58 | 33.2 |
| 2022 | #2,662 | 50 | 28.6 |
| 2023 | #3,521 | 33 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | #2,428 | 57 | 33.1 |
| 2025 | #2,555 | 52 | 30.4 |
World rankings
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Marius on lists
Famous Mariuss
- Marius Goring
British actor
- (Victor) Marius Alphonse Petipa
French ballet dancer
- Marius Müller
Westernhagen, German actor and singer
- Marius Constantin Niculae
Romanian footballer
- Marius Žaliūkas
Lithuanian footballer
- Marius Nasta
Romanian physician who studied tuberculosis
- (Charles) Marius Barbeau
Canadian anthropologist
- Marius Borg Høiby
son of Crown Princess Mette,Marit of Norway
- Marius Maximus (born Lucius Marius Maximus Perpetuus Aurelianus)
Roman imperial biographer
- Gaius Marius the Elder and Younger
Roman generals and statesmen
- Marcus Aurelius Marius
Gallic emperor
Marius in pop culture
- Marius Pontmercy
character in Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables"
- Marius de Romanus
character in the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
- Marius von Fundhauser
minor character from "Gravity Falls"
- Marius Josipovic
main character in the Amazon series "Sneaky Pete"
- Marius
a main character in play/film "Fanny"
Variations & nicknames
- MarianPolish
- MarioSpanish
- MarianoSpanish