The first name Marianna
A girl’s name from Italian.
4 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
From Italian Marianna.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 15 girls were named Marianna, making it the 1,892nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2001, with 28 births (#835).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marianna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marianna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 308 girls born in the United States were named Marianna, the 874th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 419 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Marianna
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marianna HillAmerican actress, born 1942
- Marianna MartinesAustrian singer, pianist and composer, 1744–1812
- Marianna ToloAustralian basketball player (born 1989)
- Marianna DavisAmerican Paralympic cyclist, born 1972
- Marianna AuenbruggerAustrian pianist and composer (1759-1782)
- Marianna MuntianuEnvironmentalist from Russia, born 1989
- Sinikka NopolaFinnish author and columnist (1953-2021)
- Elisa de LamartineFrench sculptor and painter (1790-1863)
More Italian girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Marianna mean?
- From Italian Marianna.
- What is the origin of the name Marianna?
- From Italian Marianna.
- How popular is the name Marianna?
- In 2025, 15 girls born in England and Wales were named Marianna, ranking 1,892nd. Its peak was 2001, with 28 births.
- Is Marianna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 18,444 US babies named Marianna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Marianna most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 419 babies were named Marianna, its highest rank at 679th.