Given name & surname
Marius
“a manly man”
In German use, Marius is a variant of Mario. One Latin interpretation is “a manly man.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Marius is a variant of Mario. One Latin interpretation is “a manly man.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Marius is a variant of Mario. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Marius is a masculine form of Maria.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marius through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,654
- 2,654 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #2,555 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 52 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,555 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 80 in 2004. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,705 as a first name in 2020; 573 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marius’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Marius is a masculine form of Maria. In German usage, Marius has a related form in Mario. Marius shares a linguistic root with Mario.
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Around the world
Marius has relatives in 24 languages.
22 related names in 24 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 10
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Marcussee also
- Marinasee also
- Mariansee also
- Marialso known as · Czech
- Marekalso known as · Czech
- Majekalso known as · Czech
- Máraalso known as · Czech
- Maroušekalso known as · Czech
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People named Marius
- Sophus LieNorwegian mathematician (1842–1899)
- Marius PetipaFrench-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (1818–1910)
- Mario CuomoGovernor of New York from 1983 to 19941932–2015
- Marius TrésorFrench footballer (born 1950)
- Marius WolfGerman footballerborn 1995
- Hans OoftDutch association football player and managerborn 1947
- Marius StankevičiusLithuanian footballerborn 1981
- Marius LăcătușRomanian footballerborn 1964
- Marius BearSwiss singerborn 1993
Characters named Marius: Marius Pontmercy (Les Misérables).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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