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Mariana

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly bitter or rebellious
Origin: Hebrew — Latinate form of Marian

Meaning: Possibly of Mars
Origin: Latin — Feminine form of Marianus

Girl's name · #261 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Mariana reached #165 in 2005 and has eased to #261 since. About 46,000 girls have carried it since 1888.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#17 in Portugal (2023) · #30 in Mexico (2024) · #56 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #75 in Czechia (2025) · #346 in Ecuador (2025) · #402 in Switzerland (2025) · #636 in Canada (2025) · #646 in Poland (2025) · #864 in France (2025) · #885 in Ireland (2025) · #923 in Italy (2024) · #966 in Austria (2025) and 8 more.

Famous Marianas

Mariana of Austria — Queen of Spain from 1649 to 1665 (1634–1696)
Mariana Victoria of Spain — Queen of Portugal from 1750 to 1777 (1718–1781)
Mariana Pajón — Colombian cyclist (born 1991)
Mariana Mazzucato — Italian-American economist and professor (born 1968)
Mariana Treviño — Mexican actress (born 1977)

In stories & tradition

Mariana — Operatic character in the opera Das Liebesverbot by Richard Wagner

What Marianas become

Among 1,108 notable people named Mariana:

Entertainers appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mariana Ximenes, Brazilian actress (born 1981).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Marianna (#874), Mariana would rank around #203 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 79/21 between Mariana and Marianna.

Similar names: Maryann · Esmeralda · Mariam · Arianna · Adriana · Juliana

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