Mariana

Where Mariana comes from

Latinized form of Marian, ultimately from Mary or Mary + Ann. It is also the feminine form of Latin Mariānus, derivative of Marius, but these rather rare Roman names have been completely intertwined with Maria in the Christian era.
— Wiktionary's entry for Mariana
  • Latin
  • Hebrew
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1718
    Mariana Victoria of Spain born
    Infanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal (lived 1718-1781)
  2. 1888
    First appearance
    #1,276 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1991
    Mariana Pajón born
    Colombian cyclist
  4. 2005
    Peak, #165
    2,062 babies named Mariana — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2012
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #315.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin [in turn from Aramaic] or from Hebrew; variant forms Marian, Maryana.
Namesakes
  • Mariana Victoria of Spain · Infanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal (lived 1718-1781), 1718–1781
  • Mariana Pajón · Colombian cyclist, born 1991
  • Mariana Ximenes · Brazilian actress, born 1981
  • Mariana Mazzucato · Italian-American economist, professor (University College London), born 1968
  • Mariana Duque · Colombian tennis player, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.