girl's name
Maryann
MAIR-ee-an
- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 64,081
Ireland
#793
2024 births
Maryann joins two names whose own meanings are unsettled — Mary has never been securely derived from the Hebrew, and Ann means grace, so only half of the compound has a firm reading. Miriam may be Egyptian rather than Hebrew.
- Maryann is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 1943, when 2,055 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 29,082 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Maryann 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 | 36 |
| 1890s | 91 |
| 1900s | 178 |
| 1910s | 1,088 |
| 1920s | 2,870 |
| 1930s | 8,453 |
| 1940s | 17,084 |
| 1950s | 12,236 |
| 1960s | 9,238 |
| 1970s | 3,704 |
| 1980s | 2,841 |
| 1990s | 1,807 |
| 2000s | 1,631 |
| 2010s | 1,180 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 568 |
What Maryann means
Maryann joins Mary to Ann. Ann means grace or favor from the Hebrew, while Mary's original sense has never been established, so the compound is only half translatable.
Where Maryann comes from
Maryann compounds Mary with Ann. Mary descends from the Hebrew Miriam, for which proposed readings include bitter, beloved and rebellious, none of them settled — the name may be Egyptian rather than Hebrew, formed on the mry element in Egyptian names. Ann is the Hebrew Hannah, grace or favor. The compound is an English pattern of the eighteenth century, alongside Marianne in French, where the elements are the same but the assembly is separate.
Maryann in use
Maryann peaked in the United States in 1943, when 2,055 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It now ranks 1772nd in the United States on 114 births and 3914th in England and Wales on 6, across 64,081 lifetime births in three of the seven markets we track. Our records carry it from 1880.
How popular is Maryann?
In 2025, Maryann was given to 114 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maryann 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 Maryann is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mary-Ann | Mary-Ann is Maryann written with a hyphen in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,411 in France, against #4,993 for Maryann. | 355 |
| Mary Ann | Mary Ann is Maryann written as two words, recorded mostly in Ireland. | 7 |
Names that peaked alongside Maryann
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maryann also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maryann over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Maryann 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 Maryann
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maryann — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maryann
What does the name Maryann mean?
Mary plus Ann. Ann means grace; Mary's own meaning is unsettled.
Why is Mary uncertain?
Proposed readings include bitter, beloved and rebellious. The name may be Egyptian rather than Hebrew.
Is Marianne the same?
The same elements, but assembled separately in French.
How popular is Maryann?
1772nd in the United States, and stable rather than falling in our data.
Is Maryann a girl's or a boy's name?
Maryann is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Maryann?
Maryann has 3 syllables.
Is Maryann a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maryann currently ranks #1,772 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.