girl's name
Marianne
mair-ee-AN
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 114,083
Northern Ireland
#483
2014 births
Marianne is the personification of the French Republic, and her bust stands in every town hall in France — so the name carries a civic weight in one market that it has nowhere else.
- Marianne is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in 1957, when 3,030 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 30,140 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1886.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Marianne over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 |
| 1890s | 44 |
| 1900s | 159 |
| 1910s | 1,201 |
| 1920s | 2,858 |
| 1930s | 6,610 |
| 1940s | 11,952 |
| 1950s | 18,498 |
| 1960s | 11,973 |
| 1970s | 4,730 |
| 1980s | 3,292 |
| 1990s | 1,577 |
| 2000s | 1,147 |
| 2010s | 963 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 554 |
What Marianne means
Marianne joins Marie and Anne, or elaborates Marie alone. Mary's meaning has never been established, and Anne means grace, so only half the compound has a settled sense.
Where Marianne comes from
Marianne either compounds Marie and Anne or elaborates Marie with a French suffix, and the sources do not agree on which. Mary descends from the Hebrew Miriam, whose meaning is unrecovered; Anne from Hannah, grace. The name became the emblem of the French Republic after 1792 — Marianne in a Phrygian cap represents liberty and reason, her bust stands in every mairie, and she appears on French stamps and coins, which gives the name an official function no other name in our data has.
Marianne in use
Marianne peaked in the United States in 1957, when 3,030 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It now ranks 650th in France on 65 births — its strongest market, which the civic association would predict — then 987th in Ireland, 1827th in the United States on 110 and 2053rd in England and Wales on 14, across 114,083 lifetime births in five of the seven markets we track.
How popular is Marianne?
In 2025, Marianne was given to 110 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Marianne is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Marianne is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mari-Anne | Mari-Anne is Marianne written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 7 |
Names that peaked alongside Marianne
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marianne also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marianne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Marianne
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Marianne in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Marianne
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marianne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marianne
What does the name Marianne mean?
Marie joined to Anne, or Marie elaborated. Mary's meaning is unsettled; Anne means grace.
Who is the French Marianne?
The personification of the Republic, in a Phrygian cap. Her bust stands in every town hall in France.
Is Marianne the same as Marian?
Closely related, though Marian may descend from a medieval French diminutive rather than a compound.
Where is Marianne most used?
France at 650th, as the civic association would suggest.
How popular is the name Marianne?
In 2025, Marianne was given to 110 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Marianne a girl's or a boy's name?
Marianne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Marianne?
Marianne has 3 syllables.
When was Marianne most popular?
Marianne peaked in 1957, when 3,030 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Marianne?
Marianne is usually shortened to Mari and Anne.
Is Marianne a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marianne currently ranks #650 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.