Mariana
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin [in turn from Aramaic] or from Hebrew; variant forms Marian, Maryana. Latinized form of Marian, ultimately from Mary or Mary + Ann. It is also the feminine form of Latin Mariānus, derivative of Marius, but these rather rare Roman names have been completely intertwined with Maria in the Christian era.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Mariana (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Mariana has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2008. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,574 |
| 2000 | 1,580 |
| 2001 | 1,592 |
| 2002 | 1,604 |
| 2003 | 1,624 |
| 2004 | 1,622 |
| 2005 | 1,623 |
| 2006 | 1,641 |
| 2007 | 1,661 |
| 2008 | 1,701 |
| 2009 | 1,733 |
| 2010 | 1,764 |
| 2011 | 1,768 |
| 2012 | 1,790 |
| 2013 | 1,795 |
| 2014 | 1,810 |
| 2015 | 1,838 |
| 2016 | 1,864 |
| 2017 | 1,865 |
| 2018 | 1,898 |
| 2019 | 1,900 |
| 2020 | 1,909 |
Mariana in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Mariana.Hi! My name is Mariana.
- Har du träffat Mariana? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Mariana? She started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Mariana kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Mariana is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Marianas mamma är lärare.Mariana's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Marianas mamma is Mariana's mum.
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Questions about Mariana
How do you pronounce Mariana in Swedish?
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What does the name Mariana mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin [in turn from Aramaic] or from Hebrew; variant forms Marian, Maryana. Latinized form of Marian, ultimately from Mary or Mary + Ann. It is also the feminine form of Latin Mariānus, derivative of Marius, but these rather rare Roman names have been completely intertwined with Maria in the Christian era.
How popular is Mariana in Sweden?
4 babies were named Mariana in 2022. In 2020, 1,909 people in Sweden had Mariana as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2008 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.