Fun Facts About the Name Mariyana
- 151 babies named Mariyana: U.S. records list 151 babies given the name Mariyana from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mariyana Mean?
Mariyana is a Slavic feminine name, usually treated as a variant of Mariana or Marianna. Its base is Maria, the Latin form of the Greek Mariam, which comes from Hebrew Miryam. The meaning of Miryam is not securely established; proposed explanations include "bitterness," "rebelliousness," and "beloved," but no single derivation is accepted. In the Marianna tradition, the name is also explained as a compound of Maria and Anna, with Anna from Hebrew Hannah, meaning "grace" or "favor." For Mariyana, that compound explanation is customary rather than certain, and the name may simply be a Slavic form of Mariana. The Latin name Mariana also exists independently as the feminine of Marianus, a Roman family name derived from Marius; that is a separate strand from the Slavic Christian name.
Mariyana Name History & Origins
The spelling Mariyana commonly represents the Bulgarian form Марияна; the closely related Serbian and Macedonian form Маријана is usually transliterated Marijana. These names belong to the South Slavic use of Maria and its derivatives, which entered the region with Christianity. The Cyrillic я in the Bulgarian spelling accounts for the ya in Mariyana, while the final -a marks the feminine form. Mariyana is often grouped with Mariana and Marianna, and its ending matches the -ana pattern found in many Latin-derived feminine names. The related form Marianna is traditionally explained as a Christian compound of Maria and Anna, both biblical names; forms of it are used in several European languages. In English, Mariyana is mainly a transliteration of the Slavic name rather than an inherited English given name.
How Popular is the Name Mariyana?
Mariyana has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #8,280 in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,711 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #16,729 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #10,009 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #13,305 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #17,905 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #8,280 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #18,261 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #12,743 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #13,003 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #11,821 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #13,042 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #9,784 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #13,369 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #9,950 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #12,056 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #11,498 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #10,154 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #17,157 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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