Girl · Latin
Mariana
Say it: mair-ee-AH-nuh
Meaning
Feminine of Marianus, derived from Marius; later understood as an adjective of Maria, and sometimes as Maria plus Anna.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A Roman derived name reinterpreted through devotion to Mary; Mariana is among the most common names in modern Brazil, Portugal and Mexico.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 39,692 babies given this name since 1888
- At its height in 2005, about 1 in 896 girls
- 1,125 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
LatinEarly ChristianSpanishPortugueseBrazilianMexicanItalianPolishCentral AmericanAndeanArgentineCaribbean
The family of the name
| Italian | Marianna |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Mariana |
| Portuguese | Mariana |
| French | Marianne |
| Polish | Marianna |
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Where this comes from
- Roman inscriptions and tombstones
- Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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