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Marianna

Meaning: Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience
Origin: Italian (from Hebrew (via Aramaic)) — Variant of Mary · Hebrew roots; debated

Girl's name · #874 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Marianna reached its best rank, #611, in 1929 and ranked #874 in 2025. About 18,000 girls have carried it since 1883.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#55 in Poland (2025) · #211 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #479 in Norway (2025) · #1,324 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,957 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,973 in France (2025) · #1,924 in Canada (2024).

Famous Mariannas

Marianna Madia — Italian politician
Marianna Hill — American actress
Marianna Sastin — Wrestler
Marianna Martines — Austrian singer, pianist and composer
Marianna Kiyanovska — Ukrainian poet, writer and translator (born 1973)

In stories & tradition

Marianna Guillonk^it — The Tigers of Mompracem (book)
Marianna — Genie in a Barrel (film)

What Mariannas become

Among 508 notable people named Marianna:

Entertainers appear 1.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marianna Hill, American actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Mariana (#261), Marianna would rank around #203 with about 1,500 births last year — the newborns split about 79/21 between Mariana and Marianna.

Similar names: Marian · Libby · Mariam · Adrianna · Joelle · Chana

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