Marion

Meaning: Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience
Origin: English (from Hebrew) — Variant of Marie · Hebrew roots; debated

Girl's name · #2044 in the US (2025) · Vintage

67% girls · 33% boys — Marion is also given to boys: 54 in 2025, about 33% in recent years. Marion →

Popularity over time

Marion belongs to an older America first — it reached #42 back in 1922 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2044. About 189,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#253 in Norway (2025) · #285 in Belgium (2025) · #797 in France (2025) · #968 in Austria (2025) · #972 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #738 in Canada (2024).

Famous Marions

Marion Cotillard — French actress (born 1975)
Marion Bartoli — French tennis player
Marion Jones — American athlete
Marion Zimmer Bradley — American novelist and editor (1930–1999)
Marion Maréchal — French politician (born 1989)

In stories & tradition

Marion Ravenwood — Raiders of the Lost Ark (film)
Marion Cunningham — Happy Days (TV series)

What Marions become

Among 2,396 notable people named Marion:

Medical professionals appear 1.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marion Gilchrist, Scottish doctor and suffragette.

Similar names: Marielle · Lois · Maryann · Jean · Mari · Maura

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