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Marion
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72% girls / 28% boys
Origin of the name
For girls, Marion is a medieval French pet form of Mary. For boys, it is linked to the Latin Marius.
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Where babies named Marion are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Marion is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Marion is most common in Vermont (5 times), Maine (2.9) and Massachusetts (2.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Marion are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Marion is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Marion is most common in South Carolina (7.5 times), Georgia (3) and Arkansas (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 56% | 44% |
| 1890s | 83% | 17% |
| 1900s | 86% | 14% |
| 1910s | 79% | 21% |
| 1920s | 77% | 23% |
| 1930s | 71% | 29% |
| 1940s | 66% | 34% |
| 1950s | 62% | 38% |
| 1960s | 59% | 41% |
| 1970s | 49% | 51% |
| 1980s | 52% | 48% |
| 1990s | 53% | 47% |
| 2000s | 46% | 54% |
| 2010s | 60% | 40% |
| 2020s | 67% | 33% |