Marius
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin. From Latin Marius, a Roman family name probably derived from Mars. By folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Maria.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Marius (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Marius has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2006. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2006 | 24 |
| 2007 | 19 |
| 2008 | 23 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 11 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 134 |
| 2000 | 148 |
| 2001 | 159 |
| 2002 | 186 |
| 2003 | 205 |
| 2004 | 222 |
| 2005 | 259 |
| 2006 | 285 |
| 2007 | 361 |
| 2008 | 426 |
| 2009 | 441 |
| 2010 | 499 |
| 2011 | 539 |
| 2012 | 576 |
| 2013 | 613 |
| 2014 | 639 |
| 2015 | 674 |
| 2016 | 735 |
| 2017 | 793 |
| 2018 | 832 |
| 2019 | 882 |
| 2020 | 889 |
Marius in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Marius.Hi! My name is Marius.
- Har du träffat Marius? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Marius? He started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Marius i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Marius this afternoon.
- Marius mamma är lärare.Marius's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Marius mamma is Marius's mum. Because Marius already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Marius
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What does the name Marius mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin. From Latin Marius, a Roman family name probably derived from Mars. By folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Maria.
How popular is Marius in Sweden?
11 babies were named Marius in 2022. In 2020, 889 people in Sweden had Marius as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2006 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.