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Mariana

Girl

Meaning of Mariana: Latin: 'bitter grace'

Mariana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 260th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1672nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#260

1,192 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1672

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

45,972

First recorded 1888 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 218 babies1982: 177 babies1983: 205 babies1984: 198 babies1985: 212 babies1986: 193 babies1987: 221 babies1988: 280 babies1989: 364 babies1990: 474 babies19901991: 470 babies1992: 439 babies1993: 513 babies1994: 575 babies1995: 626 babies1996: 628 babies1997: 652 babies1998: 872 babies1999: 898 babies2000: 945 babies20002001: 1,164 babies2002: 1,247 babies2003: 1,297 babies2004: 1,997 babies2005: 2,069 babies2006: 1,999 babies2007: 1,980 babies2008: 1,682 babies2009: 1,482 babies2010: 1,254 babies20102011: 1,062 babies2012: 1,027 babies2013: 953 babies2014: 1,012 babies2015: 1,091 babies2016: 1,118 babies2017: 1,090 babies2018: 1,157 babies2019: 1,249 babies2020: 1,140 babies20202021: 1,229 babies2022: 1,257 babies2023: 1,252 babies2024: 1,301 babies2025: 1,192 babies
US babies named Mariana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,069.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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