Marion
A medieval French diminutive of Marie.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Marion appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1891 to 1936. Its biggest year was 1924, when 6,047 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 46 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1922, at No. 42. The name has also seen real use for boys: 72,495 of the 261,713 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Marian (143,295), Marianne (65,569), Maryann (63,005), Maryanne (13,891), Mariann (7,192), Maryan (1,619) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Marie
Explore Marion interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,109 | No. 113 |
| 1890s | 7,310 | No. 60 |
| 1900s | 11,713 | No. 58 |
| 1910s | 37,974 | No. 44 |
| 1920s | 55,178 | No. 42 |
| 1930s | 29,565 | No. 60 |
| 1940s | 18,490 | No. 120 |
| 1950s | 11,883 | No. 196 |
| 1960s | 6,212 | No. 330 |
| 1970s | 2,562 | No. 512 |
| 1980s | 1,762 | No. 773 |
| 1990s | 1,315 | No. 1053 |
| 2000s | 1,142 | No. 1335 |
| 2010s | 1,324 | No. 1446 |
| 2020s | 679 | No. 1641 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.