Given name & surname
Mariana
“a manly man”
In Portuguese use, Mariana is a feminine form of Mariano. One Spanish interpretation is “a manly man.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Portuguese use, Mariana is a feminine form of Mariano. One Spanish interpretation is “a manly man.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Mariana has a related form in Marianne. An origin associated with Marianne is French. In Portuguese use, Mariana is a feminine form of Mariano. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Mariana is a feminine form of Mariano.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mariana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45,972
- 85 boys · 45,887 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 2,069 babies
- 2025
- 1,192
- #261 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,192 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 261 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,062 in 2005. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (211). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 56,200 as a first name in 2020; 245 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mariana’s family of names
In Italian usage, Mariana has a diminutive in Marì. In Portuguese usage, Mariana is a feminine form of Mariano. In German usage, Mariana has a related form in Maria.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mariana has relatives in 14 languages.
18 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mariana
- Mary Andersoninventor of the windshield wiper blade (1866–1953)
- Mariana Victoria of SpainInfanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal (lived 1718-1781)
- Lali EspósitoArgentine singer and actressborn 1991
- Mariana PajónColombian cyclistborn 1991
- Mariamne Isecond wife of Herod the Great
- Mariana XimenesBrazilian actressborn 1981
- Mariana MazzucatoItalian-American economist, professor (University College London)born 1968
- Mariana Duque MariñoColombian tennis playerborn 1989
- Mariana AvitiaMexican archerborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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