Girls' name · since 1912

Mariann

Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 7,192 babies named Mariann, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#2,040 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,992 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
7,192
born since 1912
1950s
peak decade

Mariann currently ranks #10992 among girls' names in America, with 7,192 babies recorded since 1912.

Mariann has 7,192 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10992 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.

  • #2,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,992 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 7,192 born since 1912
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariann ranks #2,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,992 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,192 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.

#2,040 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,992 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
7,192
born since 1912
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%36.4%
Mariann vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Mariann's 7,192 recorded births place it above 97.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

21 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Mariann compares

7,192 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Mariann's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mariann Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 7,192 376 567,345
Peak-year births 337 21 19,840

Mariann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mariann splits its recorded history at 1969: 22% of all births land in the more recent half, 78% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2019 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 337 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mariann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1957)
337
Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
0100200300400 191219271942195719721987200220172025 8

Mariann by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (1,939 births, 27% of the file).

1950s was Mariann's strongest decade.

1,939 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Mariann births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,939 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Mariann compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mariann's total volume

Mariann vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -121, 2.7%-146, 2.8%-109, 3.5%-56, 5.3%-146, 2.5%-138, 2.1%-111, 3.9%-25, 13%-27, 11.2%-77, 5.9%-144, 5.3%-75, 8.9%-136, 2%-48, 4.7%-109, 4.9%Mariann-114, 4.7%Mariann
Mariann vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Mariann by state

Where Mariann concentrates geographically, total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mariann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
887 12.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
622 8.6%
#3 Illinois
602 8.4%
#4 California
428 6.0%
#5 Ohio
357 5.0%
#6 New Jersey
338 4.7%
#7 Michigan
268 3.7%
#8 Texas
142 2.0%
New York share of Mariann's total US births 12.3%
Even split

887 of 7,192 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Mariann appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mariann?
7,192 babies have been named Mariann since 1912. All-time, it sits at #2,040 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #10,992 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1957 with 337 births.
Where does Mariann sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariann ranks #2,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,992 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mariann most popular?
Mariann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 1,939 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Mariann most popular?
The top states for the name Mariann are New York (887 births), Pennsylvania (622 births), Illinois (602 births).
How long has the name Mariann been used?
The SSA has tracked Mariann since 1912 -- 114 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mariann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Mariann's data

  • Mariann's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,939 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Marianns (887 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mariann

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mariann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mariann draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.