Marius

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Mariusz in PL Poland, NO Norway, US United States and 12 more, Μαριος in CY Cyprus, GR Greece and Маріуш in UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 11 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Marius is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• German given name299K records spelled Marius37 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark

  Languages: German, Norwegian Bokmål, English

  Also written Màrius, Mariüs, Maríus, Mãrïüs, Marîus

• Romanian given name85K records spelled Marius3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Romania, Moldova, Spain, United States

• Lithuanian given name74K records spelled Marius4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Lithuania, United Kingdom, United States, Romania

  Languages: Lithuanian, Latvian

  Also written Mariuš, Màrius

• Finnish given name7.2K records spelled Marius4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Estonia, Romania, Norway

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Mariuš, Màrius

• Polish given name7.2K records spelled Marius20 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Czechia

  Languages: Polish, Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Мариус, Маріус, Марюс, Maryus, Màrius

74 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Marius is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• # Latin name occasionally used in English ,and other languages. It is of uncertain origin: it may be connected with Mars, the name of the god of war, or perhaps mas, maris ‘virile’. The Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent Mario is extremely popular, being taken as the masculine form of Maria and therefore associated with the cult of the Virgin Mary.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In French, a male given name of Latin origin

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Origine latine, nom romain de Marius; étymologie traditionnellement rattachée à Mars ou au latin maris.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, Nom d’origine latine, inspiré d’un nom de famille romain; forme masculine de Mariane/Marianne.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In German, männl. Vom. lateinischen Ur­ sprungs, der auf einen altrömischen Ge- schlechtemamen etruskischer Herkunft zu­ rückgeht. Bekannt ist der Name durch

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 105 years between 1881–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Marius Petipab. 1818FRFrench-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (1818–1910)
• Sophus Lieb. 1842NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian mathematician (1842–1899)
• Marius Goringb. 1912GBBritish actor (1912–1998)
• Albert Soboulb. 1914FRnot in their usual nameFrench historian
• Mario Cuomob. 1932USnot in their usual nameGovernor of New York from 1983 to 1994
• Marius Müller-Westernhagenb. 1948DEGerman actor and musician
• Marius Trésorb. 1950FRFrench footballer (born 1950)
• Mariusz Lewandowskib. 1979PLnot in their usual namePolish footballer
• Marius Niculaeb. 1981RORomanian footballer
• Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassaub. 2004NLnot in their usual nameMember of the Dutch royal family

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 916 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Marius?

We estimate roughly 444 thousand people bear Marius (counting its spellings and scripts) across 15 countries in our records.

In which country does Marius have the most bearers?

We estimate about 284 thousand people bear Marius in Poland, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled mariusz.

Where is Marius most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Marius is densest in Cyprus — about 1 in 115 people — even though Poland holds more of our records for it.

How common is Marius compared with other names?

In Poland, Marius is the 41st most common given name of 66,904 given names recorded there.

Is Marius a male or female name?

Marius is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Marius mean?

Recorded meaning: Roman family name, probably from Mars, the god of war.