Marion

“Variant of Marie — Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience (debated Hebrew roots)” — Hebrew (via Aramaic) origin

Boy's name · #2504 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Marion is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1880, when it ranked #80. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 72,000 boys since 1880, ranked #2504 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. About 67% of babies named Marion in recent years have been girls.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marions

Marion Barry — American politician and former mayor of the District of Columbia (1936-2014)
Marion Tinsley — American checkers player (1927–1995)
Marion Butler — American politician (1863-1938)
Marion Brown — American saxophonist (1931–2010)
Marion Motley — Player of American football (1920-1999)

In stories & tradition

Marion Mooney — Leave It to Jane

What Marions become

Among 2,396 notable people named Marion:

Medical professionals appear 1.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marion Mann, American physician and pathologist.

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