Mariana

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Mariana is a feminine given name of Latin origin. The masculine equivalent is Marianus, which is derived from Marius. Marianus became Mariano in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

From Wikipedia

Mariana first appears in the data in 1888 and has been recorded in 132 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 2,062 babies (rank #165 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,296 girls (rank #242). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Mariana

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mariana yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

44,770

Total babies (all years)

132

Years in the data

2,062

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Mariana

Mariana Victoria of Spainregent · b. 1718
Mariana Pajónsport cyclist · b. 1991
Mariana Ximenesfilm actor · b. 1981
Mariana Duquetennis player · b. 1989
Mariana Mazzucatouniversity teacher · b. 1968

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1888	5	#1,407
1889	5	#1,408
1890	5	#1,456
1893	6	#1,377
1895	6	#1,530
1896	6	#1,521
1898	5	#1,862
1899	7	#1,348
1900	9	#1,390
1901	7	#1,421
1902	8	#1,397
1903	8	#1,401
1905	6	#1,840
1906	13	#1,082
1907	10	#1,347
1908	12	#1,247
1909	7	#1,894
1910	16	#1,151
1911	7	#2,104
1912	23	#1,105
1913	22	#1,209
1914	24	#1,290
1915	30	#1,304
1916	30	#1,351
1917	40	#1,140
1918	43	#1,144
1919	36	#1,289
1920	40	#1,223
1921	35	#1,358
1922	52	#1,055
1923	39	#1,257
1924	34	#1,428
1925	55	#1,016
1926	32	#1,433
1927	36	#1,347
1928	45	#1,143
1929	44	#1,117
1930	42	#1,154
1931	41	#1,116
1932	24	#1,588
1933	27	#1,433
1934	30	#1,337
1935	38	#1,156
1936	34	#1,240
1937	26	#1,483
1938	39	#1,176
1939	21	#1,709
1940	25	#1,572
1941	30	#1,437
1942	34	#1,405
1943	30	#1,547
1944	36	#1,354
1945	32	#1,438
1946	27	#1,754
1947	29	#1,809
1948	35	#1,589
1949	28	#1,830
1950	29	#1,781
1951	27	#1,909
1952	26	#2,004
1953	24	#2,160
1954	39	#1,641
1955	29	#2,005
1956	36	#1,782
1957	29	#2,050
1958	36	#1,839
1959	39	#1,780
1960	38	#1,847
1961	50	#1,607
1962	39	#1,846
1963	56	#1,500
1964	54	#1,551
1965	46	#1,662
1966	46	#1,660
1967	42	#1,803
1968	56	#1,529
1969	59	#1,553
1970	74	#1,415
1971	86	#1,284
1972	94	#1,159
1973	78	#1,310
1974	83	#1,295
1975	122	#1,003
1976	98	#1,168
1977	126	#1,049
1978	126	#1,061
1979	137	#1,027
1980	242	#704
1981	218	#758
1982	177	#875
1983	200	#791
1984	198	#803
1985	212	#792
1986	193	#859
1987	221	#795
1988	275	#699
1989	355	#605
1990	473	#508
1991	470	#504
1992	439	#537
1993	506	#495
1994	575	#439
1995	619	#416
1996	623	#414
1997	652	#403
1998	865	#340
1999	898	#338
2000	945	#331
2001	1,164	#270
2002	1,240	#256
2003	1,297	#253
2004	1,991	#171
2005	2,062	#165
2006	1,992	#176
2007	1,975	#177
2008	1,682	#198
2009	1,482	#219
2010	1,254	#261
2011	1,062	#298
2012	1,027	#315
2013	953	#339
2014	1,011	#332
2015	1,091	#297
2016	1,117	#292
2017	1,090	#300
2018	1,157	#286
2019	1,249	#266
2020	1,139	#274
2021	1,229	#250
2022	1,257	#243
2023	1,252	#245
2024	1,296	#242