Marius

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Marius is a male name, a Roman family name, and a modern given name. The name Marius was used by members of the Roman gens Maria. It is thought to be derived from either the Roman war god Mars or from the Latin root mas or maris meaning "male".

From Wikipedia

Marius first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 39 babies (rank #708 that year). In 2024 it was given to 30 boys (rank #882). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Marius

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Marius yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

672

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Les Misérables: Marius Pontmercy — student revolutionary

Famous people named Marius

Marius Petipalibrettist · b. 1818
Marius Trésorassociation football player · b. 1950
Marius Wolfassociation football player · b. 1995
Marius Lăcătușassociation football player · b. 1964
Marius Stankevičiusassociation football player · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	11	#1,093
1993	7	#1,556
1994	5	#1,878
1995	10	#1,304
1996	7	#1,669
1997	8	#1,506
1998	9	#1,399
1999	5	#2,184
2000	7	#1,704
2001	10	#1,333
2002	18	#907
2003	8	#1,671
2004	17	#1,004
2005	18	#1,003
2006	19	#1,004
2007	28	#781
2008	16	#1,217
2009	24	#926
2010	24	#936
2011	26	#864
2012	29	#808
2013	30	#800
2014	28	#846
2015	29	#826
2016	34	#760
2017	31	#813
2018	30	#824
2019	35	#727
2020	37	#704
2021	39	#708
2022	23	#1,035
2023	20	#1,154
2024	30	#882