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Marius

Boy's name · #2555 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Marius belongs to an older America first — it reached #964 back in 1881 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2555. About 2,700 boys have carried it since 1881.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#27 in France (2025) · #92 in Belgium (2025) · #133 in Norway (2025) · #227 in Switzerland (2025) · #338 in Austria (2025) · #452 in Sweden (2025) · #868 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,504 in England & Wales (2025) · #882 in Canada (2024).

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 (book)
• Marius de Romanus^it — The Vampire Chronicles (Bible)
• Marius Victrix Rakia — Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (novel series)

What Mariuses become

Among 1,742 notable people named Marius:

Medical professionals appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marius Nasta, Romanian physician and scientist.

Similar names: Mario · Augustin · Maceo · Eliott · Justus · Lucius

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