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The baby name Mariana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced EN: mah-REE-ah-nuh (IPA: /ˌmæriˈɑːnə/); ES: mah-ree-AH-nah (IPA: /ma.riˈa.na/).

Mariana is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: EN: mah-REE-ah-nuh (IPA: /ˌmæriˈɑːnə/); ES: mah-ree-AH-nah (IPA: /ma.riˈa.na/)

What is the meaning of the name Mariana ?

The baby name Mariana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced EN: mah-REE-ah-nuh (IPA: /ˌmæriˈɑːnə/); ES: mah-ree-AH-nah (IPA: /ma.riˈa.na/).

Mariana is Latin in Origin.

Mariana is a feminine given name prevalent in Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian, formed by combining Maria and Ana. Maria stems from Hebrew Miryam, interpreted variously as "beloved," "rebellious," or "drop of the sea," while Ana derives from Hannah, meaning "grace" or "favor." Together the name conveys senses such as "favored/beloved," "grace of Mary," or "gracious one." It can also echo the Latin Mariana, the feminine of Marianus ("of Marius"), though that etymology is secondary in modern use.

Used across the Iberian world since the Middle Ages and reinforced by devotion to the Virgin Mary and Saint Anne, Mariana spread widely through Latin America and Eastern Europe. Notable bearers include Mariana of Austria, a 17th-century Spanish queen and namesake of the Mariana Islands. Variants and cognates include Marianna (Italian, Polish, Hungarian), Maryana (Ukrainian, Russian), Marijana (Croatian, Serbian), and the English-adapted Maryanna; diminutives include Mari and Ana.

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Mariana – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
BG Girls 0 #7 817 3,559
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
MD Girls 0 #10 264 865
MU Girls 0 #10 3,003 8,539
PT Girls 0 #10 13,701 7,952
SV 0 #10 2 283
UY 0 #13 336 2,477
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
AR 0 #16 312 2,915
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
MU 0 #17 346 3,613
PT 0 #17 1,448 4,161
SV Girls 0 #17 2 458
MD 0 #21 14 434
HN 0 #22 1 704
UY Girls 0 #22 4,685 6,731
BR Girls 0 #23 12,408 12,708
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
AO Girls 0 #24 346 4,575
AR Girls 0 #24 6,181 8,289
MX Girls 0 #24 25,714 17,781
BG 0 #27 60 1,799
MX 0 #28 1,371 8,339
BN 0 #29 4 2,297
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
NA 0 #30 4 2,537
BR 0 #31 886 5,969
EC Girls 0 #31 451 3,650
HN Girls 0 #31 8 884
CO Girls 0 #32 33,342 16,140
EE 0 #36 2 1,051
ID 0 #36 4 2,238
CR Girls 0 #38 2,022 11,342
GE 0 #44 1 997
CY Girls 0 #49 86 3,755
AO 0 #51 26 2,729
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
BO Girls 0 #52 2,951 9,488
CR 0 #52 122 5,526
PR 0 #52 4 1,497
CY 0 #55 6 1,632
LU 0 #55 12 2,830
GR Girls 0 #63 259 6,293
EC 0 #67 49 2,502
LU Girls 0 #69 137 4,850
JP 0 #70 8 4,057
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AL 0 #72 5 2,372
ID Girls 0 #74 25 3,319
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
GT Girls 0 #81 1,097 7,500
PA 0 #82 49 3,797
BN Girls 0 #83 24 5,459
RS 0 #83 2 923
CL Girls 0 #86 5,583 14,098
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
GE Girls 0 #86 19 1,564
LT 0 #88 1 949
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
BO 0 #101 440 6,868
CO 0 #101 1,176 7,768
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
PA Girls 0 #104 734 9,861
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
PE Girls 0 #108 5,098 14,861
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
NA Girls 0 #111 120 7,146
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
PR Girls 0 #116 47 3,171
GR 0 #117 18 3,911
KW 0 #117 5 5,216
OM 0 #117 5 6,215
Norway Girls 2024 #118 4 444
Spain Girls 0 #118 6,355 5,561
GT 0 #123 232 5,948
Switzerland Girls 2024 #125 11 1,786
RS Girls 0 #125 11 1,651
PE 0 #126 223 6,350
MT Girls 0 #130 22 3,773
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
CL 0 #132 479 6,867
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
EE Girls 0 #140 3 1,888
IT Girls 0 #146 18,258 9,415
BW Girls 0 #148 4 4,216
AL Girls 0 #149 77 4,141
CZ Girls 0 #152 293 5,378
CZ 0 #154 32 3,154
AE 0 #164 14 10,220
HR 0 #168 12 2,081
JP Girls 0 #174 72 6,592
SI Girls 0 #174 4 2,769
Sweden Girls 2022 #176 4 1,568
RU 0 #178 12 3,641
PS 0 #189 30 5,692
DK 0 #190 14 5,198
LT Girls 0 #192 9 1,904
Austria 0 #194 20 850
IR 0 #195 35 4,221
Spain 0 #196 341 2,326
PL 0 #210 3 2,600
HU Girls 0 #214 10 3,308
BG Boys 0 #217 4 3,850
United States Girls 2024 #218 1,296 8,487
PS Girls 0 #226 413 10,981
HR Girls 0 #227 63 3,687
EC Boys 0 #229 11 3,322
MO Girls 0 #229 23 7,056
Austria Girls 0 #232 230 1,885
IL 0 #234 41 6,291
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
JO Girls 0 #239 89 7,570
AO Boys 0 #242 8 5,568
IL Girls 0 #244 560 11,648
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
Canada Girls 2024 #253 33 2,795
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
DK Girls 0 #254 63 7,429
MY Girls 0 #255 1,375 24,821
SG 0 #255 15 11,010
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
TW Girls 0 #263 14 8,139
NG 0 #266 7 5,926
IR Girls 0 #268 320 8,334
RU Girls 0 #268 287 11,913
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
JM Girls 0 #275 4 7,507
QA Girls 0 #275 42 15,378
PL Girls 0 #284 71 5,096
MY 0 #292 39 12,352
EG 0 #294 111 6,387
PT Boys 0 #296 73 7,951
CZ Boys 0 #302 4 6,530
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
EG Girls 0 #303 1,419 14,742
KZ Girls 0 #306 15 5,862
SA 0 #307 6 10,560
OM Girls 0 #308 89 15,987
SD Girls 0 #313 33 7,678
CN Girls 0 #324 26 8,829
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
GH Girls 0 #332 6 6,973
LB 0 #339 398 13,263
IT 0 #343 556 4,183
MU Boys 0 #348 10 8,477
France Girls 2021 #351 55 3,185
HK 0 #351 7 8,483
NL 0 #352 40 2,481
Finland Girls 0 #353 39 1,368
ZA 0 #370 78 14,421
PH Girls 0 #371 20 13,098
UY Boys 0 #371 29 5,922
BD Girls 0 #374 13 8,413
Germany 0 #378 60 2,542
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
YE 0 #393 6 8,639
AR Boys 0 #394 74 7,628
Germany Girls 0 #397 606 4,949
KW Girls 0 #420 96 19,177
AE Girls 0 #435 119 20,968
IQ Girls 0 #450 55 11,303
GT Boys 0 #453 22 7,625
ZA Girls 0 #453 1,127 25,928
CM Girls 0 #458 83 11,671
PA Boys 0 #461 21 9,305
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
CR Boys 0 #471 17 10,188
SG Girls 0 #487 100 18,916
CO Boys 0 #509 522 15,656
RU Boys 0 #520 7 12,621
BH 0 #534 20 17,937
HK Girls 0 #545 71 16,104
BO Boys 0 #547 46 9,244
SY 0 #551 184 11,684
HK Boys 0 #552 6 12,905
LY 0 #555 5 12,703
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
IR Boys 0 #563 3 10,162
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
Finland Girls 2026 #593 153 3,895
CL Boys 0 #613 53 13,390
BR Boys 0 #614 139 12,213
IL Boys 0 #620 6 10,983
IN Girls 0 #620 12 13,121
NL Girls 0 #650 315 5,933
NG Girls 0 #667 121 15,093
MX Boys 0 #679 320 16,355
IQ Boys 0 #692 6 13,071
SG Boys 0 #735 5 17,960
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
KW Boys 0 #751 19 18,755
TN 0 #757 73 13,765
PE Boys 0 #808 71 14,506
SA Girls 0 #811 125 25,931
OM Boys 0 #863 19 17,948
United States Boys 2007 #867 5 7,493
EG Boys 0 #869 18 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #875 56 5,610
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
TR 0 #1,020 192 19,440
DZ 0 #1,029 148 20,130
MA 0 #1,032 97 20,986
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,078 34 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,141 3 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,164 15 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,315 157 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,685 7 28,008

Mariana is popular in 96 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Norway
Switzerland
United States

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People also ask about Mariana

Mariana is predominantly a girl's name.
Mariana is a 4 syllable name, pronounced EN: mah-REE-ah-nuh (IPA: /ˌmæriˈɑːnə/); ES: mah-ree-AH-nah (IPA: /ma.riˈa.na/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Marianna, Marianne, Marian, Maryana, Mariane and Ana María.
Yes, very popular — Mariana ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Mariana ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Mariana's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #351 in 2011 to #351 in 2021 in France.