Mariano

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Mariano is a masculine name from the Romance languages, corresponding to the feminine Mariana. It is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Roman Marianus which derived from Marius, and Marius derived from the Roman god Mars or from the Latin maris "male".

From Wikipedia

Mariano first appears in the data in 1896 and has been recorded in 124 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 215 babies (rank #1,030 that year). In 2024 it was given to 182 boys (rank #1,151). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Mariano

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.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.

9,881

Total babies (all years)

124

Years in the data

215

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Mariano

Mariano Rajoyland registrar · b. 1955
Mariano José de Larraliterary critic · b. 1809
Mariano Rumorpartisan · b. 1915
Mariano Díazassociation football player · b. 1993
Mariano Andújarassociation football player · b. 1983

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1896	5	#1,206
1897	6	#1,021
1898	6	#1,082
1900	8	#1,018
1901	6	#1,017
1903	5	#1,241
1907	9	#974
1908	8	#1,084
1909	13	#825
1910	13	#912
1911	15	#883
1912	35	#733
1913	25	#1,015
1914	39	#876
1915	37	#1,063
1916	49	#909
1917	41	#1,027
1918	41	#1,072
1919	53	#924
1920	56	#927
1921	63	#881
1922	56	#937
1923	57	#909
1924	62	#878
1925	53	#929
1926	60	#868
1927	52	#970
1928	63	#832
1929	46	#1,003
1930	57	#883
1931	54	#873
1932	54	#871
1933	38	#1,068
1934	35	#1,127
1935	32	#1,182
1936	30	#1,217
1937	44	#952
1938	46	#935
1939	33	#1,135
1940	41	#1,016
1941	24	#1,398
1942	41	#1,070
1943	32	#1,236
1944	35	#1,129
1945	39	#1,025
1946	35	#1,189
1947	44	#1,102
1948	37	#1,187
1949	42	#1,092
1950	38	#1,174
1951	49	#1,012
1952	32	#1,339
1953	57	#952
1954	57	#988
1955	47	#1,097
1956	48	#1,103
1957	44	#1,179
1958	62	#966
1959	49	#1,110
1960	49	#1,129
1961	68	#929
1962	37	#1,289
1963	62	#959
1964	53	#1,042
1965	43	#1,154
1966	51	#1,022
1967	58	#953
1968	57	#981
1969	48	#1,134
1970	58	#1,078
1971	72	#961
1972	71	#965
1973	72	#953
1974	77	#933
1975	74	#958
1976	88	#886
1977	79	#967
1978	73	#1,024
1979	88	#943
1980	77	#1,036
1981	76	#1,050
1982	75	#1,055
1983	89	#939
1984	70	#1,072
1985	75	#1,075
1986	77	#1,062
1987	93	#986
1988	97	#986
1989	104	#1,006
1990	93	#1,113
1991	107	#1,044
1992	110	#1,047
1993	138	#917
1994	113	#1,050
1995	123	#1,002
1996	93	#1,212
1997	125	#1,022
1998	138	#997
1999	180	#841
2000	167	#921
2001	167	#931
2002	156	#1,001
2003	150	#1,041
2004	146	#1,087
2005	182	#963
2006	179	#1,027
2007	214	#929
2008	167	#1,103
2009	158	#1,154
2010	163	#1,140
2011	208	#955
2012	180	#1,057
2013	170	#1,092
2014	178	#1,086
2015	163	#1,156
2016	134	#1,336
2017	149	#1,233
2018	150	#1,237
2019	155	#1,228
2020	182	#1,092
2021	175	#1,150
2022	215	#1,030
2023	202	#1,071
2024	182	#1,151