Marion
Marion is a unisex given name.
Meaning & Origin of Marion
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marion is a unisex given name.
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The Story of Marion
As a girl name
Marion first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 115 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 6,047 Marions were born — ranking #46 that year. As of 2026, Marion ranks #1,782 for girls with 114 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 189K Marions have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Marion first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 189 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 1,716 Marions were born — ranking #102 that year. As of 2026, Marion ranks #2,265 for boys with 64 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 73K Marions have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Marion
Marion is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 189K births in the dataset. Marion's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #42. Use the chart and map above to compare Marion's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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