Mariana
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning of the sea; feminine form of Marius.
How Mariana has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #295 |
| 2016 | #292 |
| 2017 | #300 |
| 2018 | #286 |
| 2019 | #266 |
| 2020 | #274 |
| 2021 | #251 |
| 2022 | #243 |
| 2023 | #245 |
| 2024 | #242 |
| 2025 | #261 |
Mariana by the numbers
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Mariana. In the US, 1,084 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,061 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 980 American girls born that year was called Mariana.
Other names that come from Marius
Like Mariana, each of these traces back to Marius: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mariana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marinaof the sea68 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariannaof the sea; a form of Marian370 in the US (2017)
- Marianof Mary; relating to the Virgin Mary195 in the US (2017)
- Mariamabeloved of the lord; a form of Mariam14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariannbitter grace; a form of Marian18 in the US (2017)
- Maryanaof the sea; variant of mariana15 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mariana
Names that are said the same way as Mariana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Maryannabeloved grace; a form of Mary and Anna25 in the US (2017)
- Marionaof the sea; a form of Marina9 in the US (2017)
- Mariannahstar of the sea; beloved; a form of Mariah7 in the US (2017)
- Marianahstar of the sea; respelling of mariana6 in the US (2017)
- Maurianaof the moors; feminine form of Maurius6 in the US (2017)
- Marionna25 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Mariana, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Mariana
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