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Maris

Mostly girls · MAIR-is · Latin

Maris is a name of Latin origin, meaning “of the sea”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 3,249th for girls in the US (48 babies).

What does Maris mean?

Latin: from Latin maris 'of the sea'

“of the sea”

From Stella Maris, 'star of the sea', a title of the Virgin Mary.

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Is Maris a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Maris has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 48 girls in the US.

How popular is Maris in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#5,990among girls
Babies in 2025
3about 1 in 93,000 girls
Five-year trend
Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Maris, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,326th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 3 girls.

Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.

2000Busiest: 3 in 20242025
Maris in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20253#5,990
20243#5,966
20230–
20220–
20211#7,491
20201#7,326
20190–
20181#7,536
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20120–
20111#7,717
20100–
20090–
20080–
20071#7,017
20060–
20050–
20040–
20030–
20020–
20010–
20001#5,280

How popular is Maris in the US?

Rank in 2025
#3,249among girls
Babies in 2025
48about 1 in 33,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steadydown 23% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 48 girls in the US were named Maris, making it the 3,249th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,659th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 63 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912.

Half of all the girls named Maris in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2022, 89% of the babies named Maris in the US were girls.

1912Busiest: 63 in 20182025
Maris in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202548#3,249
202445#3,459
202345#3,475
202249#3,277
202141#3,677
202063#2,659
201954#3,002
201863#2,710
201762#2,744
201660#2,829
201541#3,704
201448#3,324
201349#3,266
201246#3,463
201155#3,050
201047#3,408
200942#3,736
200853#3,157
200760#2,964
200648#3,367
200559#2,783
200448#3,176
200349#3,040
200238#3,519
200132#3,936
200043#3,165
199947#2,851
199850#2,688
199751#2,508
199641#2,896
199542#2,840
199451#2,460
199319#4,992
199218#5,260
199120#4,802
199018#5,055
198917#5,043
198817#4,835
198716#4,853
198632#2,902
198514#5,075
198419#3,989
198313#5,147
198222#3,646
198117#4,343
198017#4,326
19797#8,059
197811#5,562
197712#5,212
19765#9,282
197513#4,591
197414#4,226
197312#4,585
19726#7,290
197110#5,134
19709#5,412
196910#4,722
19685#7,014
19677#5,456
196613#3,557
196512#3,732
196413#3,691
196311#4,018
19626#5,859
196116#3,188
196019#2,819
195915#3,103
195821#2,505
195715#3,032
195616#2,928
195512#3,376
195425#2,121
195311#3,479
195219#2,410
195113#2,936
195013#2,908
194923#2,012
194828#1,777
194723#2,044
194628#1,677
194514#2,338
194423#1,741
194332#1,466
194237#1,325
194121#1,750
194030#1,374
193939#1,160
193831#1,316
193719#1,784
193611#2,520
193513#2,304
19345#4,284
19338#3,108
193211#2,642
19316#3,846
19307#3,656
19296#4,051
19280–
19270–
19260–
19250–
19245#5,059
19235#4,966
19226#4,443
19210–
192010#3,097
19198#3,450
19188#3,511
19170–
19168#3,256
19150–
19140–
19130–
19126#2,632

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