Mariano
- Pronunciation
- [Ma-ri-a-no]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Masculine Form Of Marie.
- Origin
- Spanish
Mariano Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 9,881 baby boys have been named Mariano. The name peaked in 2022 with 215 US births that year (rank #1030). In 2024, ranked #1151 nationally — 121 places below its 2022 peak.
Top States for Mariano
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Mariano births are: California (2,172), Texas (2,130), New York (857).
Other Spanish-Origin Names Like Mariano
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7-Letter Names Starting with M
Names with Mariano's exact length and starting letter: Maarouf, Mabbina, Mabelle, Macaire, Macario.
Quick Facts About Mariano
US Popularity History (2000–2011)
Annual US births named Mariano by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2007 with 214 boys named Mariano (boy rank #929 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2011, ranked #955 for boys (208 US births). That's 26 places below its 2007 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Mariano Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Mariano the strongest states are New Mexico, Arizona, Texas.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | #290 | 39 |
| 2 | Arizona | #619 | 51 |
| 3 | Texas | #700 | 353 |
| 4 | California | #754 | 315 |
| 5 | Colorado | #765 | 26 |
| 6 | Florida | #855 | 68 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #855 | 68 |
| 2 | Colorado | #765 | 26 |
| 3 | California | #754 | 315 |
| 4 | Texas | #700 | 353 |
| 5 | Arizona | #619 | 51 |
| 6 | New Mexico | #290 | 39 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Mariano in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Mariano to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Mariano against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).