Marya
About Marya
The final a adds a lot of style.
Pronounced MAR-yuh.
As of October 2026, Marya ranked #7023 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1663 in 1965.
Editor's take: The name Marya is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "purity, bright whiteness".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Marya on lists
Famous Maryas
- Marya Justine Hornbacher
American author and journalist
- Marya Zaturenska
American poet
- Marya Roxx (born Maarja Kivi)
Estonian rock singer
- Graciosa Maria "Marya" Krasińska
Polish noblewoman
- Marya Mannes
American author and critic
- Marya Cohn
American film director
- Marya Carter (born Zella Maria Grajeda)
American model and actress
- Marya Delver
Canadian actress
- Marya Freund
Polish,French soprano
- Marya Chéliga
Loevy, Polish author
- Marya McLaughlin
American TV journalist
Marya in pop culture
- Marya Lamarkina
a main character in book/film Never Let Me Go
- Marya Morevna
character in fairy tale The Death of Koschei the Deathless
- Marya "Mado" Zelli
character in book/film "Quartet"
- Marya Bolkonskya
a main character in War & Peace
- Marya Dmitriyevna Akhrosimova
minor character in War & Peace and major character in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812