Maryana
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "bitterness" or "bitter".
Name Census estimates that about 575 living Americans carry the first name Maryana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Maryana today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maryana births was 2007 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maryana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Maryana with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
575
~ 1 in 596,095 Americans
Peak year
2007
35 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,311
Tracked since 1917
Census
Maryana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,215 people with the first name Maryana, which placed it at #10,798 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,798
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,215 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
69.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maryana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maryana is White at 69.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.9%) and Black (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Maryana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Maryana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White69.0% · 838
- Hispanic or Latino21.9% · 266
- Black or African American4.9% · 59
- Two or more races2.3% · 28
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 7
Popularity
Maryana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maryana from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 229 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Maryana remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maryana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Maryana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Maryanas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Maryana
The name Maryana has its origins in the ancient Greek language and culture. It is a feminine form of the name Marianos, which is derived from the Latin word "marinus," meaning "of the sea" or "marine." This suggests that the name may have been associated with coastal regions or with seafaring communities in ancient times.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Maryana can be found in the writings of the Greek historian Herodotus, who lived in the 5th century BC. He mentioned a woman named Maryana who was a member of the royal court in the Persian Empire. This suggests that the name may have been used among the aristocracy and upper classes in ancient Persia and the Mediterranean region.
During the Byzantine Empire, which lasted from the 4th to the 15th century AD, the name Maryana gained popularity among Eastern Orthodox Christians. It was often given to girls as a way to honor the Virgin Mary, as it shared a similar root to the name Maria.
In the Middle Ages, the name Maryana appeared in various historical records and manuscripts across Europe. One notable figure was Maryana of Aragon (1384-1439), a Valencian noblewoman who was a patron of the arts and an influential figure in the court of King Alfonso V of Aragon.
In the Renaissance period, the name Maryana was associated with several influential women. One example is Maryana Alcoforado (1640-1723), a Portuguese nun who gained fame for her passionate love letters, known as the "Letters of a Portuguese Nun."
Another historical figure with the name Maryana was Maryana Tsvetaeva (1892-1941), a Russian poet and writer who was a prominent figure in the Silver Age of Russian literature. Her works explored themes of love, passion, and the complexities of human relationships.
Throughout history, the name Maryana has also been borne by several other notable individuals, such as Maryana Naumova (1918-2005), a Soviet opera singer and People's Artist of the USSR; Maryana Bessmertny (born 1975), a Ukrainian former tennis player; and Maryana Maydanets (born 1992), a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer and multiple gold medalist.
People
Maryana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maryana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Maryana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maryana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 575 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maryana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 596,095 US residents.
Is Maryana a common name?
We classify Maryana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 587 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maryana most popular?
The single biggest year for Maryana was 2007, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maryana is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Maryana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,215 people with the name Maryana, or 0.40 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,798 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Maryana in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Maryana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Maryana appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,210 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Maryana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maryana is White at 69.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.9%) and Black (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Maryana most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Maryana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.0% (838 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Maryana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maryana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maryana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Maryana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maryana in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Maryana can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Maryana as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Maryana, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.