Girls' name · peaked in 2005
Mariana name popularity since 1925
45,376 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mariana. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Mariana is about 19 years old in 2026. Mariana peaked in 2005 as the #165 name for girls, and it ranked #261 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 45,376
- Named Mariana, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #261
- for girls in 2025 (1,192 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 45,291 girls · 85 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 3.09× its national share
Peak year is the year Mariana made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mariana births per year, 1925–2025
2005 was the biggest year for Mariana both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Mariana became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 8,890 baby girls to 1 in 3,990.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby girls fell by 43%, from 1 in 973 to 1 in 1,710.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Mariana's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mariana.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mariana in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 212 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 322 | 0 | #1,156 |
| 1940s | 306 | 0 | #1,438 |
| 1950s | 314 | 0 | #2,005 |
| 1960s | 486 | 0 | #1,662 |
| 1970s | 1,025 | 0 | #1,003 |
| 1980s | 2,291 | 27 | #792 |
| 1990s | 6,121 | 26 | #417 |
| 2000s | 15,830 | 32 | #165 |
| 2010s | 11,013 | 0 | #297 |
| 2020–25 | 7,371 | 0 | #261 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.7% of babies named Mariana from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Mariana is most popular
The index compares Mariana's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mariana.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3.09× | 1,726 |
| Texas | 2.50× | 8,437 |
| California | 2.36× | 10,754 |
| New Mexico | 2.10× | 499 |
| Nevada | 2.00× | 307 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mariana and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mariana (this page) | 45,291 | 2005 |
| Marina | 38,784 | 1994 |
| Marianna | 16,880 | 2006 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mariana's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mariana.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mariana (2005).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data