Girls' name · peaked in 2006
Marianna name popularity since 1925
16,880 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Marianna. Half of them were born in 2000 or earlier, so the typical Marianna is about 26 years old in 2026. Marianna peaked in 2006 as the #679 name for girls, and it ranked #874 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,880
- Named Marianna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #874
- for girls in 2025 (308 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 16,880 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.26× its national share
Peak year is the year Marianna 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.
Marianna births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Marianna both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1991 and 1996, Marianna became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 14,000 baby girls to 1 in 7,660.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Marianna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Marianna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Marianna in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 590 | – |
| 1930s | 972 | #677 |
| 1940s | 1,007 | #817 |
| 1950s | 1,029 | #948 |
| 1960s | 927 | #1,205 |
| 1970s | 774 | #1,393 |
| 1980s | 1,011 | #1,405 |
| 1990s | 1,996 | #957 |
| 2000s | 3,498 | #704 |
| 2010s | 3,156 | #854 |
| 2020–25 | 1,920 | #874 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.2% of babies named Marianna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Marianna is most popular
The index compares Marianna'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 Marianna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.26× | 364 |
| New York | 1.88× | 1,773 |
| California | 1.60× | 2,098 |
| Texas | 1.51× | 1,472 |
| Florida | 1.49× | 669 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Marianna 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marianna (this page) | 16,880 | 2006 |
| Mariana | 45,291 | 2005 |
| Maryanna | 2,223 | 1908 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Marianna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Marianna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Marianna (2006).
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