Maria
Girl · ma-REE-a · Hebrew
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Maria is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 87th for girls in the UK (579 babies) and 87th for girls in the US (2,887 babies).
What does Maria mean?
Hebrew: Latin and Greek form of Miriam
Latin and Greek form of Mary, used for the mother of Jesus in most European languages; its original meaning is debated.
- Say it
- ma-REE-a
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Is Maria a girl's or a boy's name?
Maria is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 579 girls in the UK and 2,887 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Maria in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #87among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 579about 1 in 480 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.9%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 579 girls in the UK were named Maria, making it the 87th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 74th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 937 girls.
Half of all the girls named Maria in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 88th in England and Wales, 129th in Scotland and 94th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#80), 1914 (#90), 1924 (#66), 1934 (#59), 1944 (#57), 1954 (#42), 1964 (#30), 1974 (#44), 1984 (#78), 1994 (#92), 2014 (#73) and 2024 (#91).
Maria in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 579 | #87 |
| 2024 | 564 | #92 |
| 2023 | 647 | #81 |
| 2022 | 703 | #77 |
| 2021 | 739 | #80 |
| 2020 | 809 | #74 |
| 2019 | 853 | #71 |
| 2018 | 887 | #68 |
| 2017 | 923 | #68 |
| 2016 | 937 | #70 |
| 2015 | 852 | #73 |
| 2014 | 782 | #79 |
| 2013 | 739 | #83 |
| 2012 | 685 | #93 |
| 2011 | 701 | #96 |
| 2010 | 741 | #87 |
| 2009 | 731 | #90 |
| 2008 | 707 | #89 |
| 2007 | 663 | #92 |
| 2006 | 574 | #102 |
| 2005 | 520 | #111 |
| 2004 | 540 | #109 |
| 2003 | 530 | #110 |
| 2002 | 493 | #110 |
| 2001 | 537 | #106 |
| 2000 | 519 | #109 |
| 1999 | 547 | #107 |
| 1998 | 499 | #114 |
| 1997 | 482 | #118 |
| 1996 | 532 | #99 |
How popular is Maria in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #87among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,887about 1 in 560 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.5%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,887 girls in the US were named Maria, making it the 87th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 109th. Its busiest year was 1964, with 10,148 girls. 6 boys were also named Maria in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Maria in the US since 1880 were born between 1957 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maria in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,887 | #87 |
| 2024 | 3,122 | #74 |
| 2023 | 2,907 | #82 |
| 2022 | 2,849 | #91 |
| 2021 | 2,604 | #105 |
| 2020 | 2,493 | #109 |
| 2019 | 2,717 | #106 |
| 2018 | 2,621 | #115 |
| 2017 | 2,717 | #111 |
| 2016 | 2,812 | #113 |
| 2015 | 2,833 | #109 |
| 2014 | 2,777 | #114 |
| 2013 | 2,821 | #111 |
| 2012 | 3,034 | #101 |
| 2011 | 3,221 | #92 |
| 2010 | 3,421 | #86 |
| 2009 | 4,143 | #70 |
| 2008 | 4,593 | #63 |
| 2007 | 5,129 | #53 |
| 2006 | 5,604 | #46 |
| 2005 | 5,600 | #46 |
| 2004 | 5,757 | #42 |
| 2003 | 6,091 | #42 |
| 2002 | 6,391 | #40 |
| 2001 | 6,842 | #41 |
| 2000 | 6,857 | #41 |
| 1999 | 7,035 | #39 |
| 1998 | 6,817 | #43 |
| 1997 | 7,314 | #38 |
| 1996 | 7,598 | #37 |
| 1995 | 7,003 | #44 |
| 1994 | 6,753 | #47 |
| 1993 | 6,978 | #45 |
| 1992 | 7,091 | #45 |
| 1991 | 7,136 | #45 |
| 1990 | 7,186 | #47 |
| 1989 | 6,345 | #56 |
| 1988 | 5,713 | #60 |
| 1987 | 5,678 | #53 |
| 1986 | 6,142 | #49 |
| 1985 | 6,013 | #52 |
| 1984 | 6,136 | #50 |
| 1983 | 6,847 | #43 |
| 1982 | 7,348 | #42 |
| 1981 | 7,681 | #40 |
| 1980 | 7,875 | #36 |
| 1979 | 7,339 | #37 |
| 1978 | 7,021 | #36 |
| 1977 | 7,094 | #36 |
| 1976 | 7,358 | #34 |
| 1975 | 7,542 | #30 |
| 1974 | 7,804 | #31 |
| 1973 | 7,667 | #31 |
| 1972 | 7,721 | #32 |
| 1971 | 8,141 | #37 |
| 1970 | 8,686 | #39 |
| 1969 | 8,401 | #40 |
| 1968 | 8,386 | #41 |
| 1967 | 8,878 | #42 |
| 1966 | 9,132 | #44 |
| 1965 | 9,480 | #46 |
| 1964 | 10,148 | #41 |
| 1963 | 9,854 | #43 |
| 1962 | 9,089 | #49 |
| 1961 | 7,947 | #57 |
| 1960 | 7,535 | #59 |
| 1959 | 7,249 | #62 |
| 1958 | 6,899 | #65 |
| 1957 | 6,778 | #71 |
| 1956 | 6,733 | #73 |
| 1955 | 6,210 | #69 |
| 1954 | 6,590 | #65 |
| 1953 | 5,992 | #68 |
| 1952 | 5,695 | #72 |
| 1951 | 5,236 | #75 |
| 1950 | 5,076 | #73 |
| 1949 | 5,123 | #72 |
| 1948 | 4,817 | #75 |
| 1947 | 4,712 | #79 |
| 1946 | 3,960 | #88 |
| 1945 | 3,313 | #86 |
| 1944 | 3,361 | #80 |
| 1943 | 2,863 | #103 |
| 1942 | 2,817 | #97 |
| 1941 | 2,470 | #102 |
| 1940 | 2,135 | #119 |
| 1939 | 2,077 | #119 |
| 1938 | 2,012 | #122 |
| 1937 | 1,953 | #122 |
| 1936 | 1,981 | #120 |
| 1935 | 1,995 | #117 |
| 1934 | 1,990 | #115 |
| 1933 | 1,862 | #122 |
| 1932 | 2,045 | #119 |
| 1931 | 2,185 | #109 |
| 1930 | 2,540 | #99 |
| 1929 | 2,532 | #100 |
| 1928 | 2,565 | #105 |
| 1927 | 2,592 | #107 |
| 1926 | 2,352 | #115 |
| 1925 | 2,360 | #115 |
| 1924 | 2,291 | #119 |
| 1923 | 2,000 | #133 |
| 1922 | 1,929 | #132 |
| 1921 | 2,028 | #129 |
| 1920 | 1,935 | #130 |
| 1919 | 1,678 | #138 |
| 1918 | 1,544 | #147 |
| 1917 | 1,441 | #146 |
| 1916 | 1,261 | #159 |
| 1915 | 1,286 | #146 |
| 1914 | 1,117 | #135 |
| 1913 | 909 | #133 |
| 1912 | 828 | #133 |
| 1911 | 646 | #129 |
| 1910 | 621 | #132 |
| 1909 | 544 | #130 |
| 1908 | 480 | #142 |
| 1907 | 490 | #136 |
| 1906 | 388 | #153 |
| 1905 | 430 | #139 |
| 1904 | 393 | #143 |
| 1903 | 379 | #144 |
| 1902 | 331 | #156 |
| 1901 | 350 | #140 |
| 1900 | 389 | #149 |
| 1899 | 266 | #167 |
| 1898 | 329 | #155 |
| 1897 | 304 | #152 |
| 1896 | 312 | #151 |
| 1895 | 295 | #151 |
| 1894 | 309 | #139 |
| 1893 | 255 | #155 |
| 1892 | 301 | #134 |
| 1891 | 248 | #142 |
| 1890 | 247 | #141 |
| 1889 | 238 | #143 |
| 1888 | 239 | #138 |
| 1887 | 203 | #133 |
| 1886 | 180 | #142 |
| 1885 | 175 | #138 |
| 1884 | 190 | #129 |
| 1883 | 141 | #137 |
| 1882 | 121 | #147 |
| 1881 | 120 | #132 |
| 1880 | 125 | #131 |
Nicknames for Maria
Names like Maria
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sara Victoria Lucia Mia Sophia Julia Nancy Rosa Jessica Lara Lola Diana
Other spellings of Maria
Mariia
Names related to Maria
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