Marianne
About Marianne
A midcentury Catholic classic that's not chosen by many parents today. Leonard Cohen fans might think of the beautiful song So Long, Marianne, named for his lover and muse Marianne Ihlen.
The meaning of Marie is uncertain, but theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).
Pronounced mair-ee-AN.
As of October 2026, Marianne ranked #1828 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #139 in 1957.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,900 | 106 | 59.3 |
| 2015 | #1,993 | 100 | 56 |
| 2016 | #1,849 | 112 | 63.2 |
| 2017 | #2,453 | 74 | 42.9 |
| 2018 | #2,037 | 96 | 56.4 |
| 2019 | #2,320 | 78 | 46.5 |
| 2020 | #2,057 | 90 | 55.7 |
| 2021 | #2,602 | 67 | 40.8 |
| 2022 | #2,078 | 93 | 56.7 |
| 2023 | #1,913 | 104 | 64.8 |
| 2024 | #2,122 | 90 | 55.5 |
| 2025 | #1,828 | 110 | 68.4 |
World rankings
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Marianne on lists
Famous Mariannes
- Saint Marianne Cope of Molo'kai
German,American nun
- (Wilhelmina Frederika Louise Charlotte) Marianne of Orange
Nassau, Princess of the Netherlands; daughter of William I
- Marianne Cecilie Auguste Friederike Wilhelmine Elisabeth Johanna
Princess of Prussia; Princess Wilhelm of Hesse,Philippsthal,Barchfeld
- Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull
English singer
- Marianne Jean
Baptiste, English actress
- Marianne Leone Cooper
American actress
- Marianne St. Gelais
Canadian Olympic speed skater
- Marianne Crebassa
French mezzo,soprano
- Marianne Vos
Dutch Olympic cyclist
- Marianne Werdel
American tennis player
- Marianne Moore
American poet
- Marianne Christine Stang Ihlen
Norwegian muse of singer Leonard Cohen
- Marianne Stone
English character actress
- Marianne Weber
German sociologist; wife of philosopher Max Weber
- Maria Anna Thekla "Marianne" Mozart
cousin of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Marianne Moore
American poet
Marianne in pop culture
- Marianne Dashwood Brandon
character in Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility"
- Marianne Thornberry
mother on TV's "The Wild Thornberrys"
- Marianne
character in the film "Strange Magic"
- "C'mon Marianne
" song by The Four Seasons
- Marianne
character in book series "Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls"
- Marianne Bryant
character in movie "Easy A"
- Marianne
also known as Alice, a character from "Are you Alice?"
- "So Long Marianne
" song by Leonard Cohen
- Marianne
a personification of the French Republic, stylized as a liberty goddess
- Marianne
girlfriend of John Zoidberg in "Futurama" episode "Stench and Stenchibility"
- Marianne
character in the film "Portrait of a Lady on Fire"
- Marianne von Edmund
character in Fire Emblem Three Houses video game