Recorded 1920–2023 Girls' name Peak 1998 380 births

Marium — girls' name

380 babies named Marium in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s311940s101950s51980s181990s1192000s1192010s572020s21
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Marium was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

19 babies were named Marium in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marium

The Social Security Administration has registered 380 babies named Marium between 1920 and 2023, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marium currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marium performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marium shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marium in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marium in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 380 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marium at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

380

Since 1920

104 years of records

Peak year

1998

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1920

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2023

Marium popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1920

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1998)
19
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
05101520 20232014200820021996199019411920 5

Marium by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
119 births that decade — 31% of Marium's all-time total
1920s311940s101950s51980s181990s1192000s1192010s572020s21

Marium by state

Where Marium concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marium
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.3%
#2 Texas
5 1.3%
New York share of Marium's total US births 1.3%
Even split

5 of 380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marium?
380 babies have been named Marium since 1920. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1998 with 19 births.
When was Marium most popular?
Marium was most popular in the 1990s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Marium most popular?
The top states for the name Marium are New York (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Marium been used?
Marium has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 104 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Marium?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.