Mariano

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Mariano

Say it: mah-RYAH-noh

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Meaning

From Latin Marianus, a derivative of Marius, later taken as 'of Mary'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

9,097 babies given this name since 1896
At its height in 2011, about 1 in 9,200 boys
178 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Argentine Mexican Andean

The family of the name

Italian	Mariano
Portuguese	Mariano

Famous bearers

Mariano Moreno, Argentine independence leader
Mariano Matamoros, Mexican independence leader

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FermínBoyFrom Latin Firminus, from firmus 'firm, steadfast'.Middle Ages · peak 1994

DomingoBoyFrom Latin dominicus 'of the Lord', also the Spanish word for Sunday.Colonial · peak 1928 · forgotten

MarionGirlA medieval French pet form of Marie, with the diminutive ending -on.Middle Ages · peak 1917

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Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers
Colonial records of the Americas
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.