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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).

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639
babies named Marianna, 1996–2025
#1,892
rank in 2025
2001
peak year

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.

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18,444
babies named Marianna since 1880
#874
rank in 2025
2006
peak year

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 Hill
    American actress, born 1942
  • Marianna Martines
    Austrian singer, pianist and composer, 1744–1812
  • Marianna Tolo
    Australian basketball player (born 1989)
  • Marianna Davis
    American Paralympic cyclist, born 1972
  • Marianna Auenbrugger
    Austrian pianist and composer (1759-1782)
  • Marianna Muntianu
    Environmentalist from Russia, born 1989
  • Sinikka Nopola
    Finnish author and columnist (1953-2021)
  • Elisa de Lamartine
    French sculptor and painter (1790-1863)

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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.