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How popular is the name Marian?
Births per year, rank history and how many Marians are alive today.
Marian (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Marion in England and Wales, ranked 2605th in 2025 and given to 10 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1954, when around 860 babies were given the name, the 51st most popular that year. It has declined since 1954; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 29,000 babies have been named Marian in England and Wales since 1934. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Marion you are most likely to meet is around 72 years old. Half of all Marions born in England and Wales are between 57 and 80, and there are at least 42,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 12% chance that at least one of them will be called Marion.
How many babies are named Marian each year?
Includes all spellings: Marian, Marion. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Marian spelling rank?
Where does the Marion spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Marian most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Marion, peaked in 1934, when around 1,200 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Marian spelling itself peaked in 1954, with around 860 babies.
How many people are called Marian?
At least 42,000 people named Marian in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Marian?
Most living Marians are between 57 and 80; the most common age is about 72.
Is Marian becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1934 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.