girls' name ★ peaked 1957

Marianne

Meaning A female given name from French Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,828 Trend ↑ Rising 20%

A female given name from French.

Rank 2025
#1,828
among girls · ↑302 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
110
named Marianne · +22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,612
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1957
3,030 babies
All-time total
65,569
#504 all-time among girls
First recorded
1886
in Social Security records

Marianne popularity over time

65,569 babies have been named Marianne since 1886, 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
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 11 – 11 1 – #1,107
1890s 44 – 44 4 +300% #962
1900s 159 – 159 16 +261% #699
1910s 1,201 – 1,201 120 +655% #496
1920s 2,858 – 2,858 286 +138% #259
1930s 6,610 – 6,610 661 +131% #218
1940s 11,946 6 11,952 1,195 +81% #180
1950s 18,480 18 18,498 1,850 +55% #139
1960s 11,948 25 11,973 1,197 -35% #200
1970s 4,730 – 4,730 473 -60% #364
1980s 3,292 – 3,292 329 -30% #495
1990s 1,577 – 1,577 158 -52% #937
2000s 1,147 – 1,147 115 -27% #1,376
2010s 963 – 963 96 -16% #1,837
2020s (to 2025) 554 – 554 92 -4% #1,828

Where Marianne 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 113 0.07 outside top 500
2027 116 0.07 outside top 500
2028 119 0.07 outside top 500
2029 121 0.08 outside top 500
2030 123 0.08 outside top 500

Where Marianne is most popular

Girls named Marianne per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.057 per 1,000. Strongest in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Ohio.

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 Marianne 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
Pennsylvania 20 0.085 +48%
Florida 35 0.082 +43%
Ohio 17 0.072 +25%
Texas 57 0.071 +24%
California 46 0.055 ≈ national
New York 21 0.053 -7%
North Carolina 12 0.053 -8%
Virginia 5 0.029 -49%
Georgia 5 0.022 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Marianne

Marianne is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,828 in 2025 with 110 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1886, 65,569 American babies have been named Marianne. Its peak came in 1957, when 3,030 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

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 Marianne stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marianne?

The median living Marianne is about 66 years old; half are between 56 and 73. An estimated 48 thousand people named Marianne are alive in the United States today.

median 66 020406080100

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

Marianne year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 110 #1,828 – –
2024 90 #2,130 – –
2023 104 #1,916 – –
2022 93 #2,079 – –
2021 67 #2,603 – –
2020 90 #2,057 – –
2019 78 #2,320 – –
2018 96 #2,038 – –
2017 74 #2,453 – –
2016 112 #1,850 – –
2015 100 #1,993 – –
2014 107 #1,886 – –
2013 90 #2,120 – –
2012 96 #2,022 – –
2011 110 #1,837 – –
2010 100 #2,005 – –
2009 82 #2,369 – –
2008 105 #1,998 – –
2007 106 #1,950 – –
2006 120 #1,740 – –
2005 107 #1,828 – –
2004 114 #1,707 – –
2003 113 #1,698 – –
2002 130 #1,476 – –
2001 134 #1,417 – –
2000 136 #1,376 – –
1995 152 #1,151 – –
1990 188 #986 – –
1985 337 #579 – –
1980 418 #495 – –
1975 388 #476 – –
1970 677 #364 – –
1965 1,147 #253 6 #3,783
1960 1,780 #200 – –
1955 1,748 #191 – –
1950 1,402 #192 – –
1945 1,139 #180 – –
1940 846 #208 – –
1935 632 #248 – –
1930 791 #218 – –
1925 245 #441 – –
1920 204 #478 – –
1915 151 #506 – –
1910 49 #598 – –
1905 13 #1,083 – –
1900 9 #1,391 – –
1895 5 #1,740 – –
1890 6 #1,295 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Marianne

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

  1. 1 Marianne Faithfull Marianne Faithfull English singer and actress (1946–2025) Contemporary
  2. 2 Marianne Jean-Baptiste Marianne Jean-Baptiste British actress (born 1967) Contemporary
  3. 3 Marianne Williamson Marianne Williamson American author and political activist (born 1952) Contemporary
  4. 4 Marianne Koch Marianne Koch German actress (born 1931) Contemporary
  5. 5 Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Dutch cyclist (born 1987) Contemporary
  6. 6 Marianne Moore Marianne Moore American poet (1887–1972) 19th century
  7. 7 Marianne Cope Marianne Cope German-born American Franciscan Sister, saint and missionary to Hawaii (1838–1918) 19th century
  8. 8 Marianne North Marianne North English biologist and artist (1830–1890) 19th century
  9. 9 Marianne Sägebrecht Marianne Sägebrecht German actress (born 1945) Contemporary
  10. 10 Marianne von Werefkin Marianne von Werefkin Russian artist (1860–1938) 19th century
  11. 11 Marianne Weber Marianne Weber German women's rights activist and legal historian 1870–1954 · 19th century
  12. 12 Marianne Brandt Marianne Brandt German artist and designer (1893–1983) 19th century
  13. 13 Marianne Thieme Marianne Thieme Dutch animal rights activist and politician (born 1972) Contemporary
  14. 14 Marianne Timmer Marianne Timmer Dutch speed skater (born 1974) Contemporary
  15. 15 Marianne Thyssen Marianne Thyssen Flemish politician (born 1956) Contemporary
  16. 16 Marianne Fredriksson Swedish novelist and journalist (1927–2007) Contemporary
  17. 17 Marianne Pettersen Norwegian footballer (born 1975) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Marianne?

The median living Marianne is about 66 years old. Half of all living Mariannes are between 56 and 73 years old.

How many people named Marianne are alive today?

An estimated 48 thousand people named Marianne are alive in the United States, based on 65,569 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marianne mean?

A female given name from French.

How popular is the name Marianne in 2025?

Marianne ranked #1,828 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 110 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marianne?

65,569 babies have been named Marianne in the United States since 1886, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marianne most popular?

Marianne peaked in 1957, when 3,030 newborns received the name.

Is Marianne a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Marianne rising or falling?

Marianne has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Marianne become more popular?

Marianne is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 123 girls named Marianne in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marianne?

Well-known people named Marianne include Marianne Faithfull (singer), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (actor), Marianne Williamson (writer).

Names like Marianne

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