Marius

Latin, from a Roman family name related to Mars, the god of war

"warlike"

Marius Origin and Meaning

The name Marius is a boy's name of Latin origin.

Marius, frequently heard in Germany and France, is a slightly fusty yet accessible name that has (Les Mis) to Anne Rice. With the rise in interest in such Latin names as Maximus and Atticus, Marius might start attracting more attention. Mario, the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese version of Marius, is much more widely used.

Marius Rank in US Top 1000

# 965 in the US

Marius Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 456 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Marius

• 456 Nameberry 2025
• 736 England 2019
• 27 France 2023
• 198 Germany 2016
• 50 Denmark 2023
• 71 Belgium 2023
• 182 Switzerland 2022

20 Names Similar to Marius

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Marius.

• Leonidas
• Cyril
• Hadrian
• Amadeus
• Constantine
• Fabian
• Ignatius
• Mordecai
• Marcellus
• Aloysius
• Percival
• Balthazar
• Lysander
• Alastor
• Casimir
• Demetrius
• Isidore
• Laurent
• Romulus
• Alastair

Famous People Named Marius

• Marius Goring British actor
• (Victor) Marius Alphonse Petipa French ballet dancer
• Marius Müller Westernhagen, German actor and singer
• Marius Constantin Niculae Romanian footballer
• Marius Žaliūkas Lithuanian footballer
• Marius Nasta Romanian physician who studied tuberculosis
• (Charles) Marius Barbeau Canadian anthropologist
• Marius Borg Høiby son of Crown Princess Mette,Marit of Norway
• Marius Maximus (born Lucius Marius Maximus Perpetuus Aurelianus) Roman imperial biographer
• Gaius Marius the Elder and Younger Roman generals and statesmen
• Marcus Aurelius Marius Gallic emperor

The name Marius in Pop Culture

• Marius Pontmercy character in Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables"
• Marius de Romanus character in the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
• Marius von Fundhauser minor character from "Gravity Falls"
• Marius Josipovic main character in the Amazon series "Sneaky Pete"
• Marius a main character in play/film "Fanny"

International Variations of the name Marius

• Marian Polish
• Mario Spanish
• Mariano Spanish