Meaning of the nameMariana
- Female
- Latin origin
- Ma-ri-a-na
Mariana is a female name of Latin origin, read both as the feminine of Mariano and as a union of Maria and Ana.
Meaning
The meaning of Mariana is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 451,762
- Rank in Brazil
- #53
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 383,387
- people
Mariana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mariana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (125,095 people).
449,511 women 2,251 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Mariana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mariana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.335%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.307%
- São Paulo 0.283%
- Goiás 0.253%
- Minas Gerais 0.253%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 125,640 | 0.283% |
| Minas Gerais | 52,024 | 0.253% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 49,249 | 0.307% |
| Paraná | 26,392 | 0.231% |
| Bahia | 25,546 | 0.181% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23,380 | 0.215% |
| Goiás | 17,881 | 0.253% |
| Pernambuco | 16,736 | 0.185% |
| Ceará | 14,255 | 0.162% |
| Santa Catarina | 13,460 | 0.177% |
| Maranhão | 10,329 | 0.152% |
| Distrito Federal | 9,436 | 0.335% |
| Espírito Santo | 9,043 | 0.236% |
| Paraíba | 7,566 | 0.190% |
| Mato Grosso | 7,458 | 0.204% |
| Pará | 6,706 | 0.083% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 6,078 | 0.221% |
| Alagoas | 5,904 | 0.189% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 5,533 | 0.168% |
| Piauí | 5,018 | 0.153% |
| Sergipe | 3,980 | 0.180% |
| Amazonas | 2,743 | 0.070% |
| Tocantins | 2,618 | 0.173% |
| Rondônia | 2,375 | 0.150% |
| Acre | 1,006 | 0.121% |
| Roraima | 817 | 0.128% |
| Amapá | 589 | 0.080% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mariana
The sources give two readings for Mariana. Behind the Name presents it as the Roman feminine of Marianus, a cognomen derived from the family name Marius, later interpreted as a joining of Maria and Ana; Wiktionary explains the Portuguese form as Maria + Ana, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), speaks of a convergent form of Latin Mariana and the compound Maria Ana. The underlying names have an uncertain meaning: Behind the Name gives two possible origins for Marius (the god Mars or the Latin mas, maris, 'male') and says the meaning of Maria, from Hebrew Miryam, is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 451,762 people named Mariana, with a median age of 21. Marianna and Maryana are among the spelling variants listed by the dictionary.
It is the traditional spelling and the most recorded in the group.
Other spellings of Mariana
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mariana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Mariana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Mariana · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Marianus · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Marius · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Mary · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Mariana
What does the name Mariana mean?
The meaning of Mariana is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Mariana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 451,762 people with the first name Mariana, which ranks it number 53 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Mariana a boy's or a girl's name?
Mariana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 449,511 women and 2,251 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Mariana?
Mariana is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Mariana most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.335% of the state's population is named Mariana (9,436 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mariana?
Marianna and Maryana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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