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Marianne

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

Girl's name · #1818 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Marianne has appeared in US records since 1886 — best rank #139 (1957) · 65,520 babies named Marianne all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,400 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 4,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,400 girls in Norway (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mariannes

• Marianne Faithfull — English singer and actress (1946–2025)
• Marianne Moore — American poet (1887–1972)
• Marianne Williamson — American author and politician
• Marianne von Werefkin — Russian-German-Swiss expressionist painter (1860–1938)
• Marianne Vos — Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle racer and track racer

In stories & tradition

• Marianne Dashwood — Sense and Sensibility
• Marianne Bastiaens — Thuis
• Marianne von Edmund — Fire Emblem: Three Houses · Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

What Mariannes become

Among 2,424 notable people named Marianne:

Artists & writers appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marianne Moore, American poet (1887–1972).

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