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Mariana

OriginLatin, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian
Meaning"related to the god Mars"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#261

2025 SSA

US rank · boysUnranked

Below 5 births

About Mariana

Mariana is that unusual name that is more than the sum of its parts. While Mary or Maria and Ana or Anna are both perfectly nice classic names, Mariana achieves a lyrical elegance that transcends them.

Unlike its near-soundalike Marianna, which is a combination of Maria and Anna, Mariana has its roots in Ancient Rome. It derives from the Roman name Marianus, from Marius, which ties to the war god Mars or to the Latin root mas, maris, meaning "male".

Mariana is also given to boys.

Pronounced mah-ree-AH-nuh.

As of October 2026, Mariana ranked #261 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #165 in 2005, Nameberry popularity #753.

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Famous Marianas

  • Mariana Victoria of SpainGirl

    Queen consort of Joseph I of Portugal

  • Mariana of Austria (born Maria Anna)Girl

    Queen Consort of Philip IV of Spain

  • Mariana KoskullGirl

    royal mistress of Charles XIII and Charles XIV John of Sweden

  • Mariana Ximenes (do Prado Nuzzi)Girl

    Brazilian actress

  • Mariana BracettiGirl

    Puerto Rican revolutionary

  • Mariana Duque (Mariño)Girl

    Colombian tennis player

  • Mariana DiazGirl

    Oliva, Argentinian tennis player

  • Mariana Nery BrochadoGirl

    Brazilian swimmer

  • Mariana Pellegrino BarretoGirl

    daughter of Brazilian director Fábio Barreto

  • Mariana Bastón (b. 2003)Girl

    daughter of actors José Bastón and Natalia Esperón; triplet of brothers Sebastian and José Antonio; stepdaughter of actress Eva Longoria

  • Mariana Oliveira Morales (b. 2010)Girl

    daughter of actor Esai Morales

  • Mariana Isabel Delgado (adopted 2010)Girl

    daughter of baseball player Carlos Delgado

Mariana in pop culture

  • Mariana TrenchGirl

    the deepest part of the world's oceans (measuring over 11 kilometers deep; located in the Pacific Ocean)

  • Mariana IslandsGirl

    crescent,shaped archipelago comprising the summits of fifteen mostly dormant volcanic mountains in the western North Pacific Ocean

  • MarianaGirl

    Roman feminine form of Marianus (derived from Marius)

  • Marianas TrenchGirl

    Canadian punk/pop band

  • "MarianaGirl

    " novel by Susanna Kearsley

  • MarianaGirl

    character in 2008 film "The Burning Plain"

  • Mariana Gutierrez; later Mariana Adams FosterGirl

    character on "The Fosters"

  • Mariana “Mari” Sofia IbarraGirl

    character in series "Yellowjackets"

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