Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Maryann 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maryann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 63,005
- 52 boys · 62,953 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 2,055 babies
- 2025
- 114
- #1,773 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 114 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,773 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,050 in 1943. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 104,050 as a first name in 2020; 487 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maryann’s family of names
In English usage, Maryann has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Mariana. Maryann has a related form in Mariane. In English usage, Maryann has a related form in Mary ann.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Maryann
- Maryann PlunkettAmerican actressborn 1953
- Maryann BrandonAmerican film editorborn 2000
- MaryAnn MihychukCanadian politicianborn 1955
- MaryAnn Bin-SallikDjaru Elder and Australian academic1940–2026
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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