Maryann
Maryann was the 1773rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 135th with 2,050 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 20 places. More babies were named Maryann in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Marian) from Marion (Mary), or Mary + Ann · English, French, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,773 girls, up 372 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 114girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19432,050 babies
- Total since 1880
- 63,005babies recorded
What does the name Maryann mean?
Maryann 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)
Maryann popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 52 since 1933.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,773 | 114 |
| 2020 | #2,145 | 85 |
| 2010 | #1,749 | 119 |
| 2000 | #1,145 | 178 |
| 1990 | #894 | 216 |
| 1980 | #578 | 322 |
| 1970 | #436 | 507 |
| 1960 | #240 | 1,332 |
| 1950 | #200 | 1,354 |
| 1940 | #156 | 1,365 |
| 1930 | #315 | 440 |
| 1920 | #561 | 165 |
| 1910 | #717 | 35 |
| 1900 | #851 | 20 |
| 1890 | #1,161 | 7 |
| 1880 | #806 | 6 |
How popular is Maryann, counting every spelling?
Maryann is a spelling of Marian, a name family that ranked #521 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,773 for Maryann 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 Maryann?
114 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maryann (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maryann 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 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maryann.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maryann?
About 40,700 people born in the US named Maryann are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 54 and 78. That makes Maryann 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.
Maryann by state
How common Maryann was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (4.2×), Ohio (2.7×), Indiana (2.4×). In 39 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 Maryann: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maryann, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maryann
What does Maryann mean?
Maryann is a spelling of Marian, which means “from Marion (Mary), or Mary + Ann” (English, French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Maryann?
Maryann was the 1773rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 135th with 2,050 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 20 places. More babies were named Maryann in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Maryann a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maryann in the US.
Where is Maryann most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maryann was most common in Pennsylvania (0.25 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Indiana.