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Maryann

Maryann: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“drop of the sea; beloved; grace”
Origin
English
Say it
MAIR-ee-ann · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Compound of Mary and Ann. Mary ultimately comes through Latin and Greek from Hebrew Miryam, while Ann comes from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'grace.'

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How popular is Maryann?

202426.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Maryann in 202485

2024 rank#2,214 girls

Peak year1943

Total US babies since 188062,883

Maryann is steady now but far below its 1943 peak.

Names like Maryann

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Maryann questions

What does the name Maryann mean?

Maryann means "drop of the sea; beloved; grace". It comes from English. Compound of Mary and Ann. Mary ultimately comes through Latin and Greek from Hebrew Miryam, while Ann comes from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'grace.'

Is Maryann a boy or girl name?

Maryann is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Maryann?

85 US babies were named Maryann in 2024. Its peak year was 1943.

How do you pronounce Maryann?

Maryann is usually pronounced MAIR-ee-ann.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.