Fun Facts About the Name Maryan
- More than 1 thousand babies named Maryan: U.S. records list 1,619 babies given the name Maryan from 1880 through 2025. Even 33 boys received the name Maryan - about 1 boy for every 48 girls.
What Does the Name Maryan Mean?
Maryan is both a masculine name from Latin Marianus, literally "of Marius," and a feminine form of Mary/Maryam from Hebrew Miriam, whose meaning is uncertain. In Ukrainian, the masculine form is Мар'ян (transliterated Maryan); its Polish counterpart is Marian. Both go back to Marianus, a derivative of the Roman family name Marius; the earlier origin of Marius is not secure. The feminine Maryan is a variant of Marian in English and a form of Maryam in Somali. "Bitterness" and "rebelliousness" are traditional suggestions for Miriam, and "wished-for child" is another proposal. The Christian title Stella Maris, "star of the sea," is a later symbolic reading of Mary, not a literal translation of Miriam.
Maryan Name History & Origins
The masculine Maryan belongs to Slavic adoptions of the Latin name Marianus. Marianus was a Roman cognomen and was used as a Christian name; it passed into Ukrainian and Polish usage in forms such as Мар'ян and Marian. Its feminine counterparts, Maryana and Marianna, are separate formations with their own histories. Marianus is a derivative of Marius, the Roman family name borne by Gaius Marius; it does not mean "warlike" in a simple sense, since the etymology of Marius is not securely known.
The feminine English Maryan is a spelling of Marian. Marian appears in medieval English as a variant of Marion, a French diminutive of Marie; Marie is the French form of Mary, which comes through Greek Maria from Hebrew Miriam. In Somali, Maryan is a common feminine name corresponding to Arabic Maryam, the name of Mary in the Quran and in Christian Arabic usage. The English and Somali feminine forms share the Mary/Miriam root, but they developed in different languages.
The common gloss "bitter" for Mary is a traditional etymology linked to Hebrew mar, "bitter"; it is not a certain translation of Miriam. The association with the sea and the title Stella Maris arose in Christian symbolism. These are interpretations, not the original etymology of the name.
How Popular is the Name Maryan?
Maryan 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 2013. Its best rank was #1,555 in 1909.
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 | #6,253 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #7,103 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #7,135 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #5,900 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #6,085 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #5,119 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #4,995 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #4,526 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2017 | #4,768 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2016 | #4,318 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #5,404 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #5,118 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #3,974 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2012 | #4,567 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #4,432 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2010 | #4,266 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2009 | #5,832 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #4,515 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2007 | #5,634 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #4,325 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2005 | #4,664 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #5,159 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #5,189 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #5,821 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #6,222 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #5,089 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #7,095 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #5,507 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #8,135 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #10,182 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #9,248 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #8,552 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #8,461 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #10,099 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #7,240 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #8,959 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #11,778 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #8,629 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #9,877 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #11,462 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #9,705 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #10,767 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #8,817 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #6,518 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #6,256 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,856 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #4,768 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #5,646 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #5,655 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,619 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #2,724 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #4,096 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #5,841 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,357 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #5,035 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #4,171 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #4,456 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #4,779 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,887 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1950 | #4,592 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,112 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #2,790 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #2,853 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #2,835 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1945 | #3,583 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #2,720 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1943 | #3,707 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #2,934 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1941 | #2,340 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #2,892 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #3,062 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #2,866 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1937 | #2,273 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1936 | #2,228 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1935 | #2,526 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1934 | #2,387 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1933 | #3,043 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #2,771 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #2,383 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1930 | #2,083 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1929 | #1,873 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1928 | #1,662 | 25 | 0.0022% |
| 1927 | #2,990 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #1,914 | 21 | 0.0018% |
| 1925 | #2,089 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1924 | #1,971 | 21 | 0.0017% |
| 1923 | #1,927 | 21 | 0.0017% |
| 1922 | #2,246 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1921 | #1,804 | 24 | 0.0019% |
| 1920 | #1,788 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1919 | #2,460 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #2,075 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1917 | #1,890 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1916 | #1,847 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1915 | #2,206 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1914 | #1,707 | 16 | 0.0021% |
| 1913 | #2,120 | 10 | 0.0016% |
| 1912 | #1,932 | 10 | 0.0018% |
| 1911 | #2,376 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1910 | #2,652 | 5 | 0.0013% |
| 1909 | #1,555 | 9 | 0.0026% |
| 1906 | #2,126 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1905 | #1,641 | 7 | 0.0024% |
| 1904 | #1,593 | 7 | 0.0025% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | #4,173 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,721 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #3,287 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1917 | #3,110 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #3,744 | 6 | 0.0007% |
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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