Mariano

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A few things about Mariano you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mariano

Mariano Díaz

Spanish-Dominican Republic association football player

Choose Mariano and your child shares a first name with Mariano Díaz, a Spanish-Dominican Republic association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mariano, like who?” Mariano Díaz's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,628 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Mariano, 198 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mariano would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMariano first shows up in US birth records in 1896, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 129 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1912, when it reached #725.
• 📍Where it's lovedMariano is most popular in Arizona, where it ranks #634, followed by Texas (#677) and Wisconsin (#678). It's in the top 1,000 in 7 states.

About the name Mariano

Mariano is a boy name of French, Greek and Italian origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ano”. US birth records list Mariano for boys from 1896 to 2025, in 125 of those 130 years. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked #725 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,084, with 198 babies.

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