Marius

Meaning and origin of Marius

Popularity of Marius in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1901.
• Over recent years, Marius has been stable (+0.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Marius every 1.9 schools, all spellings combined.

Marius in English-speaking countries

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,503^rd boys’ name52 babies in 3 years1 boy in 15,891

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,735^th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 24,278

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  142 babies in 3 years1 boy in 36,208−5.1% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Maryus (in French)30

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Marius

• Augustin
• Valentin
• Martin
• Marceau
• Livio
• Roméo
• Camille
• Gabin
• Victor
• Lucas
• Maxence
• Marin

See also

• →French names of Latin origin
• 30^thTop 100 French boy names