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Marius

“Possibly connected to Mars” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #2539 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Marius has appeared in US records since 1881 — best rank #866 (1881) · 2,654 babies named Marius all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #27 in France (2025) · #92 in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mariuses

• Marius Petipa — French-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (1818–1910)
• Marius Trésor — French footballer (born 1950)
• Marius Wolf — German footballer
• Marius Lăcătuș — Romanian footballer
• Marius Stankevičius — Lithuanian footballer

In stories & tradition

• Marius Pontmercy — Les Misérables
• Marius de Romanus — The Vampire Chronicles
• Marius Victrix Rakia — Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

What Mariuses become

Among 1,709 notable people named Marius:

Medical professionals appear 1.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marius Nasta, Romanian physician and scientist.

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