Cariana
The Diocese of Cariana is a home suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Cariana, in modern Tunisia, is the seat of the ancient episcopal see, which was originally a civitas of the Roman province of Byzacena.
Meaning & Origin of Cariana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Diocese of Cariana is a home suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Cariana, in modern Tunisia, is the seat of the ancient episcopal see, which was originally a civitas of the Roman province of Byzacena.
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The Story of Cariana
Cariana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 16 Carianas were born — ranking #7,434 that year. As of 2026, Cariana ranks #9,608 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 188 Carianas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cariana
Cariana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 188 births in the dataset. Cariana's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #7,434. Use the chart and map above to compare Cariana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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