Is Marion a boy or girl name?
Marion is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 107 girls and 61 boys were named Marion, so 63.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 72.3% of the 261,565 US babies named Marion were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,321
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,867
- Babies named Marion since 1880
- 261,565
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 7,660 babies
Boys and girls named Marion, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,624 | 2,109 | 56.5% |
| 1890s | 1,508 | 7,310 | 82.9% |
| 1900s | 1,967 | 11,713 | 85.6% |
| 1910s | 10,156 | 37,974 | 78.9% |
| 1920s | 16,035 | 55,178 | 77.5% |
| 1930s | 11,859 | 29,566 | 71.4% |
| 1940s | 9,668 | 18,490 | 65.7% |
| 1950s | 7,261 | 11,883 | 62.1% |
| 1960s | 4,343 | 6,212 | 58.9% |
| 1970s | 2,664 | 2,563 | 49% |
| 1980s | 1,652 | 1,761 | 51.6% |
| 1990s | 1,180 | 1,315 | 52.7% |
| 2000s | 1,353 | 1,141 | 45.7% |
| 2010s | 892 | 1,324 | 59.7% |
| 2020s | 278 | 586 | 67.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61 | #2,321 | 107 | #1,867 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,353 | 125 | #1,663 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,338 | 121 | #1,728 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,057 | 127 | #1,645 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2,360 | 106 | #1,847 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2,074 | 139 | #1,555 |
| 2018 | 76 | #1,949 | 134 | #1,606 |
| 2017 | 77 | #1,889 | 142 | #1,549 |
| 2016 | 77 | #1,912 | 159 | #1,454 |
| 2015 | 77 | #1,904 | 150 | #1,511 |
| 2014 | 82 | #1,821 | 142 | #1,541 |
| 2013 | 97 | #1,598 | 140 | #1,556 |
| 2012 | 110 | #1,474 | 109 | #1,854 |
| 2011 | 102 | #1,557 | 111 | #1,826 |
| 2010 | 124 | #1,370 | 98 | #2,037 |
| 2009 | 119 | #1,418 | 110 | #1,910 |
| 2008 | 140 | #1,247 | 96 | #2,118 |
| 2007 | 146 | #1,213 | 113 | #1,865 |
| 2006 | 156 | #1,118 | 97 | #2,045 |
| 2005 | 167 | #1,016 | 103 | #1,888 |
| 2004 | 138 | #1,143 | 112 | #1,732 |
| 2003 | 158 | #1,004 | 119 | #1,623 |
| 2002 | 120 | #1,175 | 130 | #1,477 |
| 2001 | 106 | #1,263 | 120 | #1,554 |
| 2000 | 103 | #1,269 | 141 | #1,342 |
| 1999 | 109 | #1,184 | 102 | #1,641 |
| 1998 | 135 | #1,012 | 124 | #1,387 |
| 1997 | 131 | #991 | 129 | #1,338 |
| 1996 | 117 | #1,044 | 115 | #1,434 |
| 1995 | 90 | #1,229 | 108 | #1,478 |
| 1994 | 86 | #1,262 | 123 | #1,361 |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,122 | 116 | #1,403 |
| 1992 | 130 | #940 | 174 | #1,055 |
| 1991 | 145 | #876 | 158 | #1,124 |
| 1990 | 136 | #884 | 166 | #1,069 |
| 1989 | 149 | #812 | 152 | #1,103 |
| 1988 | 168 | #729 | 175 | #955 |
| 1987 | 137 | #791 | 151 | #1,030 |
| 1986 | 164 | #704 | 162 | #976 |
| 1985 | 155 | #711 | 168 | #937 |
| 1984 | 169 | #667 | 165 | #906 |
| 1983 | 136 | #741 | 176 | #868 |
| 1982 | 183 | #639 | 211 | #778 |
| 1981 | 187 | #626 | 211 | #777 |
| 1980 | 204 | #614 | 190 | #828 |
| 1979 | 232 | #564 | 185 | #842 |
| 1978 | 206 | #587 | 184 | #815 |
| 1977 | 227 | #553 | 229 | #686 |
| 1976 | 242 | #518 | 192 | #754 |
| 1975 | 245 | #513 | 234 | #652 |
| 1974 | 266 | #492 | 234 | #652 |
| 1973 | 298 | #455 | 268 | #589 |
| 1972 | 300 | #456 | 293 | #565 |
| 1971 | 344 | #440 | 361 | #515 |
| 1970 | 304 | #465 | 383 | #513 |
| 1969 | 341 | #428 | 414 | #475 |
| 1968 | 367 | #403 | 435 | #462 |
| 1967 | 343 | #413 | 466 | #436 |
| 1966 | 352 | #401 | 533 | #396 |
| 1965 | 430 | #374 | 567 | #387 |
| 1964 | 456 | #365 | 726 | #350 |
| 1963 | 458 | #371 | 737 | #349 |
| 1962 | 490 | #358 | 774 | #338 |
| 1961 | 565 | #330 | 750 | #347 |
| 1960 | 541 | #334 | 810 | #330 |
| 1959 | 545 | #331 | 921 | #298 |
| 1958 | 582 | #317 | 1,055 | #271 |
| 1957 | 610 | #307 | 1,055 | #267 |
| 1956 | 745 | #267 | 1,103 | #252 |
| 1955 | 712 | #264 | 1,147 | #240 |
| 1954 | 833 | #242 | 1,337 | #219 |
| 1953 | 777 | #241 | 1,275 | #226 |
| 1952 | 782 | #238 | 1,264 | #217 |
| 1951 | 855 | #225 | 1,339 | #207 |
| 1950 | 820 | #224 | 1,387 | #196 |
| 1949 | 839 | #218 | 1,520 | #182 |
| 1948 | 934 | #208 | 1,592 | #175 |
| 1947 | 962 | #206 | 1,847 | #160 |
| 1946 | 945 | #189 | 1,753 | #155 |
| 1945 | 841 | #184 | 1,602 | #145 |
| 1944 | 955 | #175 | 1,803 | #140 |
| 1943 | 1,066 | #170 | 2,124 | #129 |
| 1942 | 1,052 | #163 | 2,152 | #130 |
| 1941 | 1,025 | #164 | 1,986 | #130 |
| 1940 | 1,049 | #158 | 2,111 | #120 |
| 1939 | 1,033 | #155 | 2,069 | #120 |
| 1938 | 1,139 | #145 | 2,150 | #118 |
| 1937 | 1,116 | #140 | 2,309 | #109 |
| 1936 | 1,049 | #148 | 2,580 | #93 |
| 1935 | 1,181 | #134 | 2,813 | #88 |
| 1934 | 1,130 | #139 | 2,884 | #86 |
| 1933 | 1,195 | #133 | 3,199 | #73 |
| 1932 | 1,316 | #132 | 3,493 | #73 |
| 1931 | 1,311 | #133 | 3,763 | #66 |
| 1930 | 1,389 | #126 | 4,306 | #60 |
| 1929 | 1,451 | #118 | 4,633 | #53 |
| 1928 | 1,515 | #118 | 5,420 | #47 |
| 1927 | 1,592 | #117 | 5,211 | #51 |
| 1926 | 1,626 | #113 | 5,353 | #47 |
| 1925 | 1,617 | #109 | 5,577 | #47 |
| 1924 | 1,613 | #112 | 6,047 | #46 |
| 1923 | 1,670 | #106 | 5,711 | #44 |
| 1922 | 1,631 | #107 | 5,667 | #42 |
| 1921 | 1,716 | #102 | 5,814 | #43 |
| 1920 | 1,604 | #109 | 5,745 | #43 |
| 1919 | 1,488 | #106 | 5,158 | #44 |
| 1918 | 1,535 | #107 | 5,583 | #45 |
| 1917 | 1,416 | #108 | 5,371 | #45 |
| 1916 | 1,357 | #110 | 5,033 | #47 |
| 1915 | 1,295 | #112 | 4,456 | #50 |
| 1914 | 982 | #115 | 3,550 | #50 |
| 1913 | 771 | #111 | 2,854 | #51 |
| 1912 | 680 | #112 | 2,522 | #55 |
| 1911 | 346 | #110 | 1,744 | #58 |
| 1910 | 286 | #108 | 1,703 | #59 |
| 1909 | 247 | #111 | 1,445 | #58 |
| 1908 | 233 | #109 | 1,349 | #63 |
| 1907 | 226 | #106 | 1,251 | #63 |
| 1906 | 181 | #119 | 1,183 | #63 |
| 1905 | 170 | #127 | 1,141 | #65 |
| 1904 | 198 | #109 | 1,109 | #65 |
| 1903 | 188 | #104 | 1,042 | #61 |
| 1902 | 176 | #108 | 1,033 | #66 |
| 1901 | 159 | #107 | 963 | #63 |
| 1900 | 189 | #124 | 1,197 | #66 |
| 1899 | 152 | #112 | 973 | #63 |
| 1898 | 166 | #111 | 1,085 | #62 |
| 1897 | 153 | #113 | 994 | #60 |
| 1896 | 172 | #110 | 987 | #67 |
| 1895 | 148 | #115 | 856 | #69 |
| 1894 | 154 | #111 | 587 | #89 |
| 1893 | 139 | #117 | 532 | #93 |
| 1892 | 166 | #108 | 497 | #95 |
| 1891 | 121 | #116 | 413 | #99 |
| 1890 | 137 | #116 | 386 | #106 |
| 1889 | 153 | #107 | 331 | #115 |
| 1888 | 162 | #105 | 322 | #114 |
| 1887 | 131 | #105 | 254 | #118 |
| 1886 | 182 | #88 | 273 | #113 |
| 1885 | 141 | #103 | 198 | #126 |
| 1884 | 184 | #86 | 181 | #133 |
| 1883 | 163 | #87 | 184 | #115 |
| 1882 | 157 | #93 | 141 | #128 |
| 1881 | 162 | #82 | 110 | #143 |
| 1880 | 189 | #80 | 115 | #137 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marion reached #80 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #42 in 1922. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marion
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.