Mariana
Mariana is a feminine given name of Latin origin. The masculine equivalent is Marianus, which is derived from Marius. Marianus became Mariano in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Romanian
- Czech
Meaning & Origin of Mariana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mariana is a feminine given name of Latin origin. The masculine equivalent is Marianus, which is derived from Marius. Marianus became Mariano in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Romanian
- Czech
- Slovak
- Bulgarian
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Mariana
American parents first put Mariana on the record books as a baby girl name in 1888, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 2,062 Marianas were born — ranking #165 that year. About 33% of every Mariana on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mariana ranks #238 for baby girls with 1,327 births, gradually rising (+10%). All told, over 47K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mariana
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mariana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Mariana
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About the name Mariana
Mariana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 47K births in the dataset. Mariana's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #165. Use the chart and map above to compare Mariana'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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