Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Marrion isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
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
Marrion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 998
- 620 boys · 378 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 506 as a first name in 2020; 174 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.
Marrion’s family of names
Marrion may belong to the same name family as Marion. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Marrion
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Marrion, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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