Girls' name · since 1883
Marianna
Marianna has 18,444 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #873 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,444
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
18,444 babies have been named Marianna since 1883, making it today's #873 girls' name.
Marianna has 18,444 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #873 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #1,125 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #873 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 18,444 born since 1883
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marianna ranks #1,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #873 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,444 born since 1883, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #873 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,444
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marianna's 18,444 recorded births place it above 98.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marianna compares
18,444 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Marianna's all-time total is 49x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marianna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,444 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 419 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marianna splits its recorded history at 1957: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 419 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marianna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 419
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Marianna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,498 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Marianna's strongest decade.
3,498 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Marianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 23
1880s
23 births
- 1890s 42
1890s
42 births
- 1900s 131
1900s
131 births
- 1910s 704
1910s
704 births
- 1920s 1,254
1920s
1,254 births
- 1930s 972
1930s
972 births
- 1940s 1,007
1940s
1,007 births
- 1950s 1,029
1950s
1,029 births
- 1960s 927
1960s
927 births
- 1970s 774
1970s
774 births
- 1980s 1,011
1980s
1,011 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,996 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,498 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,156 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,920 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,498 births (19% of all-time use).
How Marianna 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 Marianna's total volume
Marianna by state
Where Marianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,098 | 11.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,061 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,485 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 801 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 756 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 727 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 669 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 472 | 2.6% |
2,098 of 18,444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Marianna appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marianna's data
- Marianna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,498 total births) through the 2020s (1,920) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mariannas (2,098 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
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, 1883–2025 (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 Marianna 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.