Marianne
Marianne is a female name. It is the French version of the Greek Mariamne, which is a variant of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam, Mirjam. In late Greek Marianna (Μαριάννα) was used.
- French
- English
- German
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Marianne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marianne is a female name. It is the French version of the Greek Mariamne, which is a variant of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam, Mirjam. In late Greek Marianna (Μαριάννα) was used.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
- German
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Finnish
The Story of Marianne
Marianne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1886, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1957: 3,022 births, good for #139 nationwide. About 28% of every Marianne on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Marianne ranks #2,001 for baby girls with 98 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). All told, over 66K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Marianne
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About the name Marianne
Marianne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 66K births in the dataset. Marianne's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #139. Use the chart and map above to compare Marianne'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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