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Marian

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

Girl's name · #1102 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Marian has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #64 (1924) · 141,944 babies named Marian all-time · 1 in 7,100 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marians

• Marian Anderson — African-American contralto (1897–1993)
• Marian Seldes — American stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928–2014)
• Marian Keyes — Irish writer
• Marian Rivera — Spanish-Filipino model and actress
• Marian McPartland — British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013)

In stories & tradition

• Maid Marian — Robin Hood
• Marian — River City Girls 2 · River City Girls
• Marian Halcombe — The Woman in White

What Marians become

Among 2,279 notable people named Marian:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marian Stamp Dawkins, British biologist.

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