Given name & surname
Mariann
Mariann is a feminine given name. It is used in Swedish and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Mariann is a variant of Mariane. An origin associated with Mariane is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mariann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,192
- 0 boys · 7,192 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 337 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,549 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,549 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 337 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,075 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.
Mariann’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Mariann has a related form in Marianne. Mariann has a related form in Mariane. In German usage, Mariann has a related form in MARIJANA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mariann has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mariann
- Mariann BuddeAmerican bishopborn 1959
- Mariann AaldaAmerican television, stage and film actressborn 1948
- Mariann Fischer BoelDanish politicianborn 1943
- Mariann Gajhede KnudsenDanish footballerborn 1984
- Mariann HorváthHungarian épée fencerborn 1968
- Mia GundersenNorwegian singer and actorborn 1961
- Mariann MarthinsenNorwegian sportsperson and cross-country skierborn 1984
- Mariann RáczAustrian handball playerborn 1959
- Mariann AmbrusHungarian rower (1956-2007)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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