Marianne
A French pairing of Marie and Anne, which also came to personify the French Republic. The two names go back to the Hebrew Miriam and Hannah.
Marianne in 2025
Marianne was given to 110 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,327th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 30,139 babies born.
The history of Marianne
Marianne reached its highest point in 1957, when 3,030 babies were given the name, ranking 269th that year.
Across the 140 years of records since 1886, 65,569 babies have been named Marianne. Half of them were born before 1956, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Marianne by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marianne | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 1,888 |
| 1890s | 44 | 1,512 |
| 1900s | 159 | 1,126 |
| 1910s | 1,201 | 912 |
| 1920s | 2,858 | 473 |
| 1930s | 6,610 | 400 |
| 1940s | 11,952 | 336 |
| 1950s | 18,498 | 269 |
| 1960s | 11,973 | 376 |
| 1970s | 4,730 | 655 |
| 1980s | 3,292 | 881 |
| 1990s | 1,577 | 1,617 |
| 2000s | 1,147 | 2,396 |
| 2010s | 963 | 3,280 |
| 2020s | 554 | 3,327 |
Where Marianne is heading
Marianne has risen 10% over the past decade, from 100 babies in 2015 to 110 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Marianne is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Marianne
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marianne.