Marianna

“Variant of Mary — Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience (debated Hebrew roots)” — Hebrew (via Aramaic) origin

Girl's name · #874 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Marianna reached its best rank, #611, in 1929 and ranked #874 in 2025. About 18,000 girls have carried it since 1883. Together with its spelling variant Mariana (#261), Marianna would rank around #203 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 79/21 between Mariana and Marianna.

Around the world: #55 in Poland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mariannas

Marianna Madia — Italian politician
Marianna Hill — American actress
Marianna Sastin — wrestler
Marianna Martines — Austrian singer, pianist and composer
Marianna Kiyanovska — Ukrainian poet, writer and translator (born 1973)

In stories & tradition

Marianna Guillonk — The Tigers of Mompracem
Marianna — Genie in a Barrel

What Mariannas become

Among 508 notable people named Marianna:

Entertainers appear 1.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marianna Hill, American actress.

Similar names: Marian · Libby · Mariam · Adrianna · Chana · Avianna

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