Mariya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ma-REE-ya
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,368 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,831 for girls
Mariya is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,368th for girls in the UK (24 babies) and 3,831st for girls in the US (38 babies).
What does Mariya mean?
Hebrew: Slavic and Arabic form of Maria
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Maria, also used in Muslim families after Maria al-Qibtiyya.
Is Mariya a girl's or a boy's name?
Mariya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the UK and 38 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mariya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,368among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were named Mariya, making it the 1,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,033rd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 62 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Mariya since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Mariya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 47 girls in the UK were given Mariya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #762, up from #1,368 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,315th in England and Wales.
Mariya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,356 |
| 2023 | 31 | #1,151 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,283 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,323 |
| 2020 | 35 | #1,033 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,332 |
| 2018 | 35 | #1,073 |
| 2017 | 45 | #916 |
| 2016 | 43 | #930 |
| 2015 | 42 | #933 |
| 2014 | 44 | #925 |
| 2013 | 48 | #848 |
| 2012 | 54 | #785 |
| 2011 | 47 | #844 |
| 2010 | 54 | #738 |
| 2009 | 53 | #752 |
| 2008 | 54 | #726 |
| 2007 | 62 | #630 |
| 2006 | 47 | #732 |
| 2005 | 35 | #863 |
| 2004 | 48 | #670 |
| 2003 | 51 | #623 |
| 2002 | 45 | #661 |
| 2001 | 40 | #701 |
| 2000 | 28 | #875 |
| 1999 | 39 | #685 |
| 1998 | 32 | #789 |
| 1997 | 38 | #719 |
| 1996 | 49 | #563 |
How popular is Mariya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,831among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 42,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the US were named Mariya, making it the 3,831st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,167th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 142 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Mariya in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 113 girls in the US were given Mariya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,559, up from #3,831 for this spelling alone.
- Mariyah 75
- Mariya 38
Mariya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,831 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4,770 |
| 2023 | 47 | #3,386 |
| 2022 | 43 | #3,593 |
| 2021 | 45 | #3,434 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4,167 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,922 |
| 2018 | 50 | #3,200 |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,689 |
| 2016 | 75 | #2,446 |
| 2015 | 100 | #1,984 |
| 2014 | 103 | #1,940 |
| 2013 | 96 | #2,020 |
| 2012 | 93 | #2,064 |
| 2011 | 90 | #2,124 |
| 2010 | 105 | #1,913 |
| 2009 | 142 | #1,584 |
| 2008 | 124 | #1,774 |
| 2007 | 108 | #1,908 |
| 2006 | 91 | #2,127 |
| 2005 | 107 | #1,818 |
| 2004 | 73 | #2,342 |
| 2003 | 62 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 64 | #2,464 |
| 2001 | 60 | #2,536 |
| 2000 | 62 | #2,453 |
| 1999 | 67 | #2,219 |
| 1998 | 59 | #2,367 |
| 1997 | 53 | #2,447 |
| 1996 | 49 | #2,554 |
| 1995 | 48 | #2,583 |
| 1994 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 1993 | 52 | #2,412 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 56 | #2,285 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,245 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 27 | #3,134 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
Names like Mariya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Safa Raya Safiya Maya Amira Maryam Khadija Aliya Amaya Aisha Anaya
Other spellings of Mariya
Names related to Mariya
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Mariya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mariya, updated 20 October 2026.