Marius
Marius is a male name, a Roman family name, and a modern given name.
- Ancient Roman
- Romanian
- German
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Marius
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marius is a male name, a Roman family name, and a modern given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
- Romanian
- German
- Dutch
- Norwegian
- Danish
- French
- Lithuanian
The Story of Marius
The earliest SSA record of Marius as a baby boy name dates back to 1881, when 5 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 80 newborns named Marius — #1,618 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Marius on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Marius ranks #2,834 for baby boys with 45 births, falling sharply (-27%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Marius
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Marius. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Marijus
Names that sound like Marius
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About the name Marius
Marius is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Marius's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #866. Use the chart and map above to compare Marius'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.