Mariano
Mariano is a masculine name from the Romance languages, corresponding to the feminine Mariana.
Meaning & Origin of Mariano
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mariano is a masculine name from the Romance languages, corresponding to the feminine Mariana.
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The Story of Mariano
Mariano first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1896, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 215 Marianos were born — ranking #1,029 that year. As of 2026, Mariano ranks #1,103 for baby boys with 196 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 10K Marianos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mariano
Mariano is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Mariano's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #725. Use the chart and map above to compare Mariano'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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