How popular is the baby name Marciano in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Marciano.

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Popularity of the baby name Marciano


Posts that mention the name Marciano

Where did the baby name Lastarza come from in 1953?

American boxer Roland LaStarza (1927-2009)
Roland LaStarza

The baby name Lastarza debuted in the U.S. baby name data in 1953:

  • 1955: unlisted
  • 1954: unlisted
  • 1953: 6 baby boys named Lastarza
  • 1952: unlisted
  • 1951: unlisted

Where did it come from?

Roland LaStarza, the Bronx-born, Italian-American boxer whose pro career lasted from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. He won 57 out of his 66 professional fights. Two of the fights he did not win were against the legendary Rocky Marciano.

Marciano barely won the 1950 bout, and in the much-hyped 1953 rematch — with the World Heavyweight title up for grabs — LaStarza won four of the first six rounds. Marciano had started off “overeager and awkward,” at one point swinging “so wildly that he missed and slipped clumsily to the canvas.” But “[i]n the seventh, Marciano changed his tactics, started aiming at LaStarza’s body as well as his head in an attempt to wear the challenger down. He succeeded.” Marciano won by technical knockout in the 11th round. The match was declared Fight of the Year by boxing magazine The Ring.

(Usage of the baby name Marciano also saw an uptick in 1953.)

After retirement, Roland LaStarza made guest appearances on several TV shows including 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, and Batman. His surname never reappeared in the baby name data, though, making it a true one-hit wonder.

Source: “A Champ Too Tough For Anyone Around.” Life 5 Oct. 1953: 32-33.
Image: Screenshot of Roland LaStarza from the LaStarza vs. Cockell match (1954)

Anagram baby names (8 letters long)

Anagram baby names (8 letters)

Looking for a set of baby names with something in common? If so, here are some 8-letter anagram names for you to check out!

Anagrams are words that contain the same set of letters, but not in the same sequence. For instance, the words “predator,” “parroted,” and “teardrop” are all anagrams of one another.

Anagram names can be a neat option for siblings — particularly multiples (like twins and triplets). They’re also a clever way to connect a baby name to the name of an older relative (e.g., grandpa Laurence, grandson Cerulean).

Below are hundreds of eight-letter names (collected from the SSA’s huge database of U.S. baby names) that happen to be anagrams of other names.

Eight-letter anagram names

  • Adrianne, Adrienna, Andreina, Derianna
  • Aleighna, Analeigh, Leighana, Naleigha
  • Anberlyn, Braelynn, Brealynn, Brynnlea
  • Azaliyah, Azayliah, Zaaliyah, Zalaiyah
  • Illyanna, Laylanni, Lilyanna, Lylianna
  • Natahlia, Nataliah, Nathalia, Thaliana
  • Aashirya, Aashriya, Saraiyah
  • Aashrith, Ashritha, Harshita
  • Adilynne, Naidelyn, Naydelin
  • Adrianna, Andriana, Darianna
  • Adrionna, Darionna, Dorianna
  • Aliyahna, Analiyah, Nalaiyah
  • Amairany, Amayrani, Mariyana
  • Anayelli, Elliyana, Laylanie
  • Arabelle, Bellarae, Erabella
  • Ariyanna, Narayani, Yarianna
  • Ashlynne, Shaelynn, Shealynn
  • Aurellia, Auriella, Laurelai
  • Breelynn, Brennley, Brynnlee
  • Brielynn, Brinnley, Brynnlie
  • Caroline, Coraline, Cornelia
  • Illianna, Lailanni, Lilianna
  • Jarmaine, Marijane, Mirajane
  • Kailanny, Kaylanni, Kylianna
  • Karoline, Koraline, Kornelia
  • Ladamien, Madaline, Madelina
  • Aadhiran, Adrianah
  • Aaryansh, Sharanya
  • Abriella, Aribella
  • Abrielle, Aribelle
  • Adaleigh, Gedaliah
  • Adelilah, Delailah
  • Adoniram, Damarion
  • Adriella, Dariella
  • Adrielle, Darielle
  • Adrielys, Darielys
  • Adryanna, Daryanna
  • Ahlaysia, Alayshia
  • Aishleen, Shailene
  • Aliannah, Annaliah
  • Aliciana, Analicia
  • Allyanna, Laylanna
  • Alysiana, Nalaysia
  • Amariana, Anamaria
  • Amarilis, Marialis
  • Amberlee, Emberlea
  • Ameliyah, Maleiyah
  • Analilia, Lailiana
  • Annmaria, Marianna
  • Annmarie, Marianne
  • Antonios, Santonio
  • Aracelli, Aricella
  • Aurielle, Laurelei
  • Avrielle, Vallerie
  • Azrielle, Zarielle
  • Azriella, Zariella
  • Camarion, Marciano
  • Carmelia, Maricela
  • Carmella, Marcella
  • Carmelle, Marcelle
  • Carmello, Marcello
  • Carolyne, Coralyne
  • Carolynn, Coralynn
  • Catarino, Catriona
  • Cerulean, Laurence
  • Charissa, Issachar
  • Charizma, Chizaram
  • Claudine, Dulcinea
  • Deadrian, Deandria
  • Delorian, Reinaldo
  • Devanshi, Vedanshi
  • Dorothea, Theodora
  • Eliantte, Lianette
  • Elizabel, Izabelle
  • Ellianna, Lelianna
  • Ellinore, Norielle
  • Elnathan, Nathanel
  • Erioluwa, Ireoluwa
  • Halleigh, Leighlah
  • Harshini, Inshirah
  • Jilliana, Lilijana
  • Kailynne, Keilanny
  • Kamaiyah, Makaiyah
  • Kamellia, Mikaella
  • Kamilyah, Mikaylah
  • Karmella, Markella
  • Kaylanee, Kayleena
  • Kayleigh, Kyleigha
  • Kellyann, Lakelynn
  • Leandros, Lesandro
  • Leightyn, Tynleigh
  • Leilanni, Lilianne
  • Leilanny, Lilyanne
  • Lemarcus, Marcelus
  • Leylanie, Yanellie
  • Lisandro, Rosalind
  • Makenzie, Mazikeen
  • Malikhai, Mikhaila
  • Maribell, Mirabell
  • Nylarose, Rosealyn
  • Olivette, Violette
  • Reeyansh, Shreeyan
  • Reighlyn, Rynleigh
  • Reyaansh, Shreyaan
  • Rishitha, Srihitha
  • Rithanya, Traniyah
  • Rosaline, Roselina
  • Shanvika, Vanshika
  • Shriyaan, Yarishna

Which pairing/group do you like best? Let me know in the comments!

To see anagram names of other lengths, check out these lists of 3-letter anagram names, 4-letter anagram names, 5-letter anagram names, 6-letter anagram names, and 7-letter anagram names.

[Latest update: April 2023]

Baby girl named after 25 heavyweight boxers

Boxers Primo Carnera and Max Baer with actress Myrna Loy (circa 1932)
Boxers Primo Carnera and Max Baer

To the kids at school, she’ll be Autumn Brown.

But her full name is Autumn Sullivan Corbett Fitzsimmons Jeffries Hart Burns Johnson Willard Dempsey Tunney Schmeling Sharkey Carnera Baer Braddock Louis Charles Walcott Marciano Patterson Johansson Liston Clay Frazier Foreman Brown.

Autumn’s middle names are the surnames of 25 world heavyweight boxing champions, beginning with John L. Sullivan and ending with George Foreman.

Why does Autumn — who was born about 6 weeks ago in Wolverhampton, England — have these 25 middle names?

All 25 were passed down from her mother, Maria.

So how did Maria come to have these names?

Maria was born in 1974 to boxing-obsessed parents who decided to name her after “every gloved heavyweight boxing champion” up to that point.

“When I was young I couldn’t ever remember my name. It took me to the age of 10 to memorize it all,” Maria said.

Maria’s two siblings have similarly unwieldy names. Her sister Becky (whose middles were inspired by British heavyweight boxers) has 34 given names, and her brother Brian (whose middles were inspired by bare-knuckle boxers) has 42 given names.

Update, Mar. 2025: I just learned that Autumn has a younger sister named Willow (born in October of 2008) who has the same 25 middle names!

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Max Baer, Myrna Loy, Primo Carnera 1932 (public domain)

[Latest update: Mar. 2025]