Mariona
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mair-ee-ON-uh
- Origin
- French
Mariona is a girls' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mariona mean?
French: spelling of Marionna; probably an elaboration of Marion, a pet form of Marie
Probably an elaboration of Marion, a medieval French pet form of Marie, the French form of Mary.
Meaning borrowed from Marionna.
Is Mariona a girl's or a boy's name?
Mariona is a girls' name.
How popular is Mariona in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Mariona in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mariona in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Mariona
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ximena Isabella Ariana Solana Xiomara Alora Avianna Luciana Eliana Aliana Elianna Arabella
Names related to Mariona
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Eleanor Beau Esme Darcie Darcy Genevieve Amy Esmae Arleth Elle Russell Monty Mallory Percy Lacey Belle
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mariona: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mariona, updated 20 October 2026.