Marianne
Marianne was the 1828th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 139th with 3,023 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 165 places. More babies were named Marianne in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Marian) from Marion (Mary), or Mary + Ann · English, French, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,828 girls, up 229 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 110girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19573,023 babies
- Total since 1880
- 65,569babies recorded
What does the name Marianne mean?
Marianne is a spelling of Marian, pronounced the same way, so it shares Marian's meaning and origin.
Marian is a variant of Marion, a medieval French diminutive of Marie (Mary), and it is also often understood as Mary + Ann or as a form of Mariana, as Wiktionary notes. Mary comes from Hebrew Miryam, of uncertain origin. Maid Marian is the companion of Robin Hood in English legend, and The Music Man (1957) has 'Marian the Librarian'.
Marion (Old French, “diminutive of Marie”)מִרְיָם (Miryam) (Hebrew, “Mary”)
How sure is this? Probable. Several overlapping sources.
Related names: Marion, Marianne, Mary, Mariana.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Marian', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Mary', DMNES (Durham University)
Marianne popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 49 since 1941.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,828 | 110 |
| 2020 | #2,057 | 90 |
| 2010 | #2,005 | 100 |
| 2000 | #1,376 | 136 |
| 1990 | #986 | 188 |
| 1980 | #495 | 418 |
| 1970 | #364 | 677 |
| 1960 | #200 | 1,780 |
| 1950 | #192 | 1,402 |
| 1940 | #208 | 846 |
| 1930 | #218 | 791 |
| 1920 | #478 | 204 |
| 1910 | #598 | 49 |
| 1900 | #1,391 | 9 |
| 1890 | #1,295 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marianne, counting every spelling?
Marianne is a spelling of Marian, a name family that ranked #521 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,828 for Marianne on its own. Together these spellings went to 583 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marian | 217 | #1,103 | 1,023 |
| Marion | 93 | #2,044 | 573 |
| Maryann | 114 | #1,773 | 483 |
| Marianne | 110 | #1,828 | 464 |
| Maryanne | 41 | #3,686 | 205 |
| Mariann | 8 | #11,549 | 54 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marianne?
110 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marianne (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marianne born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marianne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marianne?
About 45,100 people born in the US named Marianne are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 56 and 74. That makes Marianne a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Marianne by state
How common Marianne was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marianne: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marianne, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marianne
What does Marianne mean?
Marianne is a spelling of Marian, which means “from Marion (Mary), or Mary + Ann” (English, French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Marianne?
Marianne was the 1828th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 139th with 3,023 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 165 places. More babies were named Marianne in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Marianne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marianne in the US.
Where is Marianne most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marianne was most common in Pennsylvania (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Ohio.