Mariana

“Variant of Marius — Possibly connected to Mars” — Latin origin

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

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

Around the world: #17 in Portugal (2023) · #56 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #75 in Czechia (2025).

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

Famous Marianas

Mariana of Austria — Queen consort of Spain (1634-1696)
Mariana Victoria of Spain — Infanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal
Mariana Pajón — Colombian cyclist
Mariana Ximenes — Brazilian actress
Mariana Mazzucato — Italian-American economist, professor (University College London)

In stories & tradition

Mariana — Das Liebesverbot

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.

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

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