US rank #855 Girls' name Peak 2006 18,132 births

Marianna — #855 US girls' name

18,132 babies named Marianna in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#855
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Marianna was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

419 babies were named Marianna in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marianna

The Social Security Administration has registered 18,132 babies named Marianna between 1883 and 2024, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marianna currently holds the #855 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 419 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marianna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,498 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Marianna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,068 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marianna in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marianna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18,132 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marianna at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

18,132

Since 1883

142 years of records

Peak year

2006

419 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#855

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1883

Recorded for 142 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marianna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1883

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2006)
419
Annual births at peak — across 142 years of records
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Marianna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,498 births that decade — 19% of Marianna's all-time total
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Marianna by state

Where Marianna concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marianna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,068 11.4%
#2 New York
2,049 11.3%
#3 Texas
1,438 7.9%
#4 Pennsylvania
789 4.4%
#5 Ohio
743 4.1%
#6 Illinois
726 4.0%
#7 Florida
650 3.6%
#8 New Jersey
472 2.6%
California share of Marianna's total US births 11.4%
Even split

2,068 of 18,132 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Marianna appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marianna?
18,132 babies have been named Marianna since 1883. It currently ranks #855 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 419 births.
When was Marianna most popular?
Marianna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,498 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Marianna most popular?
The top states for the name Marianna are California (2,068 births), New York (2,049 births), Texas (1,438 births).
How long has the name Marianna been used?
Marianna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 142 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marianna?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1883–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.