Maryana
A Hebrew name that blends Mary and Anna, reaching Poland mostly through Ukrainian families. Fewer than 500 women carry it here, so it stays genuinely rare: most Poles have never met one.
Maryana Pronunciation
Maryana is pronounced mah-rih-AH-nah (/marɨˈana/).
What Maryana means
Where Maryana comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Maryana joins two names that Hebrew handed down, Mary and Anna, so the one word carries both at once. Polish keeps a reading for it, obdarzona łaską i wdziękiem, graced and full of charm, and that sense sits closer to a blessing than to any literal root. The form belongs strongly to Ukrainian families, where Maryana and Mariana are everyday choices.
Cross into Polish paperwork and the name tends to settle as Marianna, the variant an official at the urząd would write without pausing. Its masculine partner is Marian, a name Polish men have carried for generations.
One girl. A teacher reads Maryana from the class register and the room turns.
The blend is the whole point. Neither Mary nor Anna is lost in it, and both halves keep their old Hebrew weight while the Ukrainian spelling gives the name its particular music. Say it and you say obdarzona łaską i wdziękiem, graced and charming, in the shape of Marianna.
How many people are named Maryana
1 in 49438 women in Poland is named Maryana. 456 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1387 among female names.
Maryana's popularity over time
3 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1292 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.
Maryana as a middle name
Maryana is a first name for 456 women in Poland and a middle name for another 2, a 100/0 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 6371st, between Maruta (2) and Maryem (2).
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#6369 Martynka2
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#6370 Maruta2
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#6371 Maryana2
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#6372 Maryem2
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#6373 Maryke2