Girls' name · since 1918
Marrian
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 153 babies named Marrian, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marrian sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 153 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Marrian recorded 153 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1971.
- #22,580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marrian ranks #22,580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marrian's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marrian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marrian splits its recorded history at 1934: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marrian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1971
- Peak year (1923)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Marrian by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (57 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Marrian's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Marrian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
57 births
- 1930s
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 57 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Marrian's decade-level peak was the 1920s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marrian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marrian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.