Marya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAR-ya
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Marya is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
What does Marya mean?
Hebrew: Slavic and Arabic form of Mary
A form of Mary, from Hebrew Miriam, whose original meaning is uncertain.
Is Marya a girl's or a boy's name?
Marya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,675th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Marya, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Marya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Marya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Marya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,837th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Marya, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 1971, with 49 girls. It first appears in the records in 1909.
Half of all the girls named Marya in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6,639 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5,983 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5,356 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,763 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 36 | #3,440 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,727 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,713 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 32 | #3,413 |
| 1991 | 29 | #3,627 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 1989 | 27 | #3,667 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,280 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 29 | #3,083 |
| 1984 | 29 | #2,991 |
| 1983 | 26 | #3,150 |
| 1982 | 26 | #3,259 |
| 1981 | 28 | #3,066 |
| 1980 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1979 | 28 | #2,997 |
| 1978 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1977 | 40 | #2,257 |
| 1976 | 30 | #2,601 |
| 1975 | 37 | #2,232 |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,913 |
| 1973 | 40 | #2,019 |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,832 |
| 1971 | 49 | #1,805 |
| 1970 | 30 | #2,450 |
| 1969 | 44 | #1,871 |
| 1968 | 44 | #1,776 |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,848 |
| 1966 | 30 | #2,146 |
| 1965 | 46 | #1,655 |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,946 |
| 1963 | 34 | #2,014 |
| 1962 | 32 | #2,072 |
| 1961 | 20 | #2,751 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 22 | #2,457 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 20 | #2,562 |
| 1956 | 22 | #2,388 |
| 1955 | 25 | #2,155 |
| 1954 | 23 | #2,239 |
| 1953 | 20 | #2,362 |
| 1952 | 17 | #2,580 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 15 | #2,619 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,588 |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,636 |
| 1946 | 10 | #3,216 |
| 1945 | 8 | #3,386 |
| 1944 | 14 | #2,400 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,039 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,984 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,780 |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,179 |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,179 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,800 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,272 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,304 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #3,163 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,511 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1916 | 9 | #3,029 |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,133 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,632 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
Names like Marya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mia, Molly, Jessica, Maria, Mara, Michelle, Marnie, Robyn, Francesca, Lara, Melissa, Leah
Names related to Marya
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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, “Marya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marya, updated 20 October 2026.