Spellings
Marian or Marion?
In the US in 2025, 60% of babies in this name family were spelled Marian and 40% Marion. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Marian already led in 2015, with 61% of the family's births; it has 70% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 386 to 310 births (−20%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marian | 236 | 217 | −8% |
| Marion | 150 | 93 | −38% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈmæriən/ (MAIR-ee-un). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Marian 10 births and Marion 50 births (#760 among girls).
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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