# Mariana (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/mariana/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Maryana |
| US babies named this | 45,972 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 85 / 45,887 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 814, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Latinized form of Marian, ultimately from Mary or Mary + Ann. It is also the feminine form of Latin Mariānus, derivative of Marius, but these rather rare Roman names have been completely intertwined with Maria in the Christian era.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,062 | 298 |
| 2012 | 1,027 | 315 |
| 2013 | 953 | 339 |
| 2014 | 1,012 | 332 |
| 2015 | 1,091 | 297 |
| 2016 | 1,118 | 292 |
| 2017 | 1,090 | 300 |
| 2018 | 1,157 | 286 |
| 2019 | 1,249 | 266 |
| 2020 | 1,140 | 273 |
| 2021 | 1,229 | 251 |
| 2022 | 1,257 | 243 |
| 2023 | 1,252 | 245 |
| 2024 | 1,301 | 243 |
| 2025 | 1,192 | 261 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8 | 4,788 |
| 1983 | 5 | 6,921 |
| 1988 | 5 | 8,071 |
| 1989 | 9 | 5,436 |
| 1993 | 7 | 7,319 |
| 1995 | 7 | 7,507 |
| 1996 | 5 | 9,972 |
| 1998 | 7 | 8,133 |
| 2002 | 7 | 9,043 |
| 2004 | 6 | 10,848 |
| 2005 | 7 | 9,772 |
| 2006 | 7 | 10,255 |
| 2007 | 5 | 13,667 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42 | 858 |
| 2012 | 37 | 975 |
| 2013 | 32 | 1,098 |
| 2014 | 38 | 963 |
| 2015 | 42 | 871 |
| 2016 | 31 | 1,112 |
| 2017 | 31 | 1,105 |
| 2018 | 24 | 1,343 |
| 2019 | 33 | 1,039 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1,397 |
| 2021 | 29 | 1,161 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1,023 |
| 2023 | 24 | 1,325 |
| 2024 | 18 | 1,672 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1,512 |

## People named Mariana

- Mariana Pajón, Colombian cyclist
- Mariana Ximenes, Brazilian actress
- Mariana Duque, Colombian tennis player
- Mariana Popova, Bulgarian singer
- Mariana Enriquez, Argentine journalist, novelist, and short story writer
- Mariana Klaveno, American actress
- Mariana Díaz Oliva, Argentine female tennis player
- Mariana Larroquette, Argentinian association football player
- Mariana Rossi, field hockey player
- Mariana González Oliva, field hockey player
- Mariana Derderian, Chilean actress
- Mariana Grajales Cuello, Cuban icon and patriot (1815-1893)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.