girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Marianna

Meaning A female given name from Italian Gender Girl Rank 2025 #874 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Italian.

Rank 2025
#874
among girls · ↓15 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
308
named Marianna · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,218
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
419 babies
All-time total
18,444
#1,125 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Marianna popularity over time

18,444 babies have been named Marianna since 1883, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2006Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 23 2 – #885
1890s 42 4 +83% #1,231
1900s 131 13 +212% #862
1910s 704 70 +437% #655
1920s 1,254 125 +78% #611
1930s 972 97 -22% #636
1940s 1,007 101 +4% #698
1950s 1,029 103 +2% #838
1960s 927 93 -10% #994
1970s 774 77 -17% #1,220
1980s 1,011 101 +31% #1,135
1990s 1,996 200 +97% #795
2000s 3,498 350 +75% #679
2010s 3,156 316 -10% #751
2020s (to 2025) 1,920 320 +1% #817

Where Marianna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 306 0.19 outside top 500
2027 305 0.19 outside top 500
2028 303 0.19 outside top 500
2029 302 0.19 outside top 500
2030 301 0.19 outside top 500

Where Marianna is most popular

Girls named Marianna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.196 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Marianna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 18 0.740 +278%
Colorado 47 0.421 +115%
Arizona 58 0.413 +111%
Michigan 60 0.329 +68%
Texas 228 0.283 +45%
Pennsylvania 66 0.279 +42%
Ohio 65 0.274 +40%
Florida 114 0.266 +36%
Oregon 17 0.261 +33%
Washington 36 0.249 +27%
New York 89 0.225 +15%
California 188 0.224 +14%
Wisconsin 22 0.214 +9%
New Jersey 35 0.194 ≈ national
Oklahoma 14 0.190 ≈ national
Minnesota 20 0.185 -5%
North Carolina 42 0.184 -6%
Illinois 41 0.179 -9%
Indiana 25 0.178 -9%
Massachusetts 21 0.174 -11%
Georgia 37 0.163 -17%
Kansas 9 0.156 -20%
Virginia 23 0.135 -31%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -45%
Iowa 5 0.086 -56%
Tennessee 12 0.076 -61%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -64%
Alabama 6 0.064 -67%
Maryland 6 0.057 -71%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -72%
Missouri 6 0.050 -75%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Marianna

Marianna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #874 in 2025 with 308 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 18,444 American babies have been named Marianna. Its peak came in 2006, when 419 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marianna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marianna?

The median living Marianna is about 22 years old; half are between 11 and 42. An estimated 15 thousand people named Marianna are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marianna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 308 #874
2024 315 #859
2023 304 #886
2022 344 #817
2021 319 #863
2020 330 #828
2019 356 #780
2018 327 #831
2017 374 #751
2016 341 #839
2015 328 #854
2014 316 #869
2013 282 #907
2012 283 #915
2011 265 #968
2010 284 #917
2009 351 #807
2008 361 #801
2007 389 #753
2006 419 #679
2005 388 #704
2004 397 #689
2003 329 #755
2002 323 #750
2001 249 #910
2000 292 #787
1995 197 #957
1990 149 #1,160
1985 91 #1,405
1980 95 #1,332
1975 76 #1,393
1970 92 #1,220
1965 80 #1,205
1960 86 #1,177
1955 109 #948
1950 91 #939
1945 86 #817
1940 100 #698
1935 97 #677
1930 112 #651
1925 114 #690
1920 133 #621
1915 101 #660
1910 30 #790
1905 11 #1,222
1900 16 #958
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Marianna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Marianna Hill Marianna Hill American actress (born 1942) Contemporary
  2. 2 Marianna Martines Marianna Martines Austrian composer, singer, and pianist 1744–1812 · 18th century
  3. 3 Marianna Madia Marianna Madia Italian politician (born 1980) Contemporary
  4. 4 Marianna Sastin Hungarian wrestler (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marianna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marianna?

The median living Marianna is about 22 years old. Half of all living Mariannas are between 11 and 42 years old.

How many people named Marianna are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Marianna are alive in the United States, based on 18,444 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marianna mean?

A female given name from Italian.

How popular is the name Marianna in 2025?

Marianna ranked #874 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 308 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marianna?

18,444 babies have been named Marianna in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marianna most popular?

Marianna peaked in 2006, when 419 newborns received the name.

Is Marianna a boy or girl name?

Marianna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Marianna rising or falling?

Marianna has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Marianna become more popular?

Marianna looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 301 girls named Marianna in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marianna?

Well-known people named Marianna include Marianna Hill (actor), Marianna Martines (singer), Marianna Madia (politician).

Names like Marianna

Names that sound and feel close to Marianna: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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