Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Maranatha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maranatha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 422
- 5 boys · 417 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,740 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,740 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 400 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maranatha’s family of names
Maranatha may belong to the same name family as MARANNATHA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
See also 23
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Matthewshares a root
- Nathanshares a root
- Mariashares a root
- Maryshares a root
- Miriamshares a root
- Matthiasshares a root
- Marashares a root
- Nathanaelshares a root
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- Marthashares a root
- Mordecaishares a root
- Merarishares a root
- Matthanshares a root
- Mattathiasshares a root
- Mattaniahshares a root
- Nethaniahshares a root
- Nethanelshares a root
- Meraiahshares a root
- Mattanshares a root
- Nethinimshares a root
- Tattenaishares a root
- Meraiothshares a root
- Mattathashares a root
- Mardukshares a root
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