Given name & surname · also Latin
Mariano
“a manly man”
Mariano is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “a manly man.” Its derivation is not certain.
Original LatinMarianus
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “a manly man.” Its derivation is not certain.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
In Italian usage, Mariano is a masculine form of Maria. Mariano developed from Marius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mariano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,077
- 10,077 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 215 babies
- 2025
- 198
- #1,087 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +26%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 198 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,087 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (43). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,757 as a first name in 2020; 8,968 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.
Mariano’s family of names
In Italian usage, Mariano is a masculine form of Maria. Mariano has a related form in Mario. Mariano has a related form in Marion.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mariano has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Mariano comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mariano
- Mariano RajoySpanish politician (born 1955)
- Mariano RumorItalian politician (1915-1990)
- Mariano DíazSpanish-Dominican Republic association football playerborn 1993
- Mariano José de LarraSpanish romantic writer (1809-1837)
- Mariano AndújarArgentine association football playerborn 1983
- Mariano AzuelaMexican author and physician (1873–1952)
- Mariano PerníaSpanish-Argentinian footballer and racing driverborn 1977
- Mariano FortunySpanish painter (1838-1874)
- Mariano AristaPresident of Mexico (1851–1853)1802–1855
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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