Girl · #13,427 in 2026

Mauriana

Mauriana was an ancient city and bishopric in Roman North Africa, which remains a Latin Church titular see of the Catholic Church.

Current Rank
#13,427
Peak Rank
#7,482 (2006)
Total Babies
217
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1996
First Year
2024
Last Year
2006
Peak Year
#7482
Peak Rank
217
Total Count
24
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Mauriana

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Mauriana was an ancient city and bishopric in Roman North Africa, which remains a Latin Church titular see of the Catholic Church.

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Origin & history
Mauriana was among the many towns in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis which were important enough to become a suffragan diocese , in the papal sway, but destined to fade so completely (at the 7th century advent of Islam ?) that its present location in modern Algeria hasn't even been established. Its earliest recorded bishop may have been Lucianus, who assisted, according to Morcelli, at a council in Rome in 337; Mesnage believes that geographically implausible and suggests his see may rather have been Mariana, Corsica . Mauriana's only historically sure incumbent was Secondus, par

The Story of Mauriana

Mauriana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 16 Maurianas were born — ranking #7,482 that year. As of 2026, Mauriana ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 217 Maurianas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Mauriana

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mauriana

What does the name Mauriana mean?
Mauriana was an ancient city and bishopric in Roman North Africa, which remains a Latin Church titular see of the Catholic Church.
How popular is Mauriana in 2026?
In 2026, Mauriana ranks #13,427 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Mauriana most popular?
Mauriana reached its peak popularity in 2006, ranking #7,482 that year with 16 babies given the name.
Is Mauriana a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Mauriana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Mauriana?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Mauriana include Dulcinea, Kathrynn, Rehana. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Mauriana

Mauriana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 217 births in the dataset. Mauriana's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #7,482. Use the chart and map above to compare Mauriana'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.