Maria
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Maria
As a highly popular girls' name in all Spanish-speaking countries, this saintly Latin variation of Mary retains a timeless beauty. Through the centuries, Maria remains one of the most widely-used girl names starting with M.
Maria for girls#87 US
This widespread name understandably has produced notable namesakes in almost every field — opera's Maria Callas (born Sophia Cecelia), tennis's Sharapova, education's Montessori, ad infinitum. And she's been celebrated in song as well, from Ave Maria to the eponymous song in West Side Story to "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" in The Sound of Music.
While the usual English pronunciation these days is the same as it is in non-English-speaking countries — mah-REE-ah — the British used to pronounce it mah-RYE-ah, like Mariah Carey.
Maria ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Maryam/Mariam. The original meaning of Maryam is uncertain, but theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).
Maria for boys#11511 US
Although almost always feminine in the first name spot, Maria (and its French cognate Marie) are regularly used in the middle or in compound first names in Catholic cultures. Famous examples include Austrian poet Rainier Maria Rilke, Italian composer Giovanni Maria Nanino, and German fashion designer Guido Maria Kretschmer.
Maria ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Maryam/Mariam. The original meaning of Maryam is uncertain, but theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).
Pronounced mah-REE-ah.
As of October 2026, Maria ranked #87 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #30 in 1975, Nameberry popularity #258.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #114 | 2,776 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #109 | 2,833 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #113 | 2,810 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #111 | 2,717 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #115 | 2,619 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #106 | 2,716 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #109 | 2,492 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #105 | 2,604 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #91 | 2,847 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #82 | 2,905 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #74 | 3,105 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #87 | 2,887 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Marias
- Saint Maria GorettiGirl
Italian virgin martyr
- Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia ChristinaGirl
Holy Roman Empress
- Maria I (born Maria Francisca Isabel Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana)Girl
Queen of Portugal
- Maria II (born Maria da Glória Joana Carlota Leopoldina da Cruz Francisca Xavier de Paula Isidora Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga)Girl
Queen of Portugal
- Maria of MontferratGirl
Queen of Jerusalem
- Maria VladimirovnaGirl
Grand Duchess of Russia
- Maria Feodorovna (born Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar)Girl
Empress consort of Alexander III of Russia
- Maria of AustriaGirl
Holy Roman Empress consort of Maximilian II
- Maria Anna of SpainGirl
Holy Roman Empress consort of Ferdinand III
- Maria KomneneGirl
Queen consort of Amalric I of Jerusalem
- Maria of AragonGirl
Queen consort of Manuel I of Portugal
- Maria Pia of SavoyGirl
Queen consort of Luís I of Portugal
- Maria of RomaniaGirl
Queen consort of Alexander of Yugoslavia
- Maria of BytomGirl
Queen consort of Charles I of Hungary
- Maria KazimieraGirl
Queen consort of Jan III Sobieski of Poland
- Maria Luisa of ParmaGirl
Queen consort of Charles IV of Spain
- Maria Christina Henriette Desideria Felicitas Raineria of AustriaGirl
Queen consort of Alfonso XII of Spain
- María Teresa Mestre y BatistaGirl
Grand Duchess consort of Henri of Luxembourg
- Maria NikolaevnaGirl
Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Nicholas II
- Maria AlexandrovnaGirl
Grand Duchess of Russia, Duchess of Edinburgh
- Maria Pavlovna the YoungerGirl
Grand Duchess of Russia, Duchess of Södermanland
- (Ludovica Teresa) Maria Clotilde of SavoyGirl
Princess Napoléon
- Maria Owings ShriverGirl
American journalist
- Maria Callas (b. Sophia Cecelia Kalos)Girl
Greek,born opera singer
- Maria Yuryevna SharapovaGirl
Russian tennis player
- Maria Romanovna SotskovaGirl
Russian Figure skater
- Maria EwingGirl
opera singer & Rebecca Hall's mother
- Maria Yuryevna KirilenkoGirl
Russian tennis player
- Maria Louise KanellisGirl
American pro wrestler
- Maria Jose Martinez SanchezGirl
Spanish tennis player
- Maria Teresa DizziaGirl
American actress
- Maria PitilloGirl
American actress
- Maria LewisGirl
Reynolds, Alexander Hamilton's mistress
- Maria HesterGirl
U.S. President James Monroe's child
- Maria de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" FarrowGirl
American actress
- Maria GoeppertGirl
Mayer, physicist & Nobel prize winner
- Maria V SnyderGirl
American novelist
- Maria Gripe (Maja Stina Walter)Girl
Swedish children's novelist
- Maria Augusta von TrappGirl
Austrian singer (Sound of Music)
- Maria Muldaur (Maria D'Amato)Girl
American singer,songwriter
- Maria EdgeworthGirl
Anglo,Irish children's novelist
- Maria MenounosGirl
American actress and TV presenter
- Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia MozartGirl
Austrian musician
- Maria Margarethe Anna SchellGirl
Austrian,Swiss actress
- Maria Sara BartiromoGirl
American journalist
- Maria MazowieckaGirl
princess of Masovia
- Maria Antonina (Maryla) RodowiczGirl
Polish singer
- Maria Zofia DulębaGirl
Polish actress
- Maria aka GentlewhisperingGirl
YouTuber
- Maria AdelaGirl
daughter of American actress Penelope Miller
- Maria MakinoGirl
Japanese pop singer and member of Morning Musume
- Maria TolkachevaGirl
Russian rhythmic gymnast
- Maria KravtsovaGirl
Russian rhythmic gymnast
- Anastasia Maria DogrammatziGirl
Greek rhythmic gymnast
- Maria Ioanna MandellouGirl
Greek rhythmic gymnast
- Maria Sol PerezGirl
model called "Argentina's hottest weather girl"
- Maria MontessoriGirl
Italian physician and educator
- Maria ReicheGirl
German archaeologist
- Maria Sibylla MerianGirl
German naturalist
- Maria Teresa MirabalGirl
Dominican activist
- René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria "Rainer" RilkeBoy
Bohemian,Austrian poet
- José María Alfredo AznarBoy
former Prime Minister of Spain
- José María "Pechito" LópezBoy
Argentine racing driver
- José María OlazábalBoy
Spanish golfer
Maria in pop culture
- Maria von TrappGirl
main character in "The Sound of Music"
- Maria NunezGirl
main character in musical "West Side Story"
- Maria MerryweatherGirl
character in "The Little White Horse"
- Maria WongGirl
character in animated series "Braceface"
- Maria MoonlitGirl
or Alice Merry,Go,Round, mother of Adam Moonlit and false prophet in the Evillious Chronicles
- Maria RuizGirl
character on TV's "Orange Is the New Black"
- Maria HillGirl
Marvel comics and movies character
- Maria StarkGirl
character from Marvel's Iron Man and mother of Tony Stark
- MariaGirl
character from video game Silent Hill 2
- MariaGirl
character from Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost"
- MariaGirl
wall 'protecting' humanity in anime 'Attack on Titan'
- Maria DuszynskaGirl
character from Wood's "Night Trains"
- Maria Jane ConnorGirl
from British soap "Coronation Street"
- Maria Santos GreyGirl
character on soap "All My Children"
- Maria RobertsGirl
character on soap "One Life to Live"
- MariaGirl
maid in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"
- Maria MendozaGirl
character in "The House of the Scorpion"
- Maria DiasGirl
character in G. A. Henty's "Treasure of the Incas"
- María PosadaGirl
character in animated film "The Book of Life"
- MariaGirl
character on TV's "Sesame Street"
- Maria BertramGirl
character in Jane Austen's novel "Mansfield Park"
- Maria Nikolaevna BolkonskayaGirl
character in "War & Peace"
- Maria AkizukiGirl
character in "From the New World"
- Maria "Masha" OvchinnikovaGirl
character in "Not Dead or Undead"
- Maria StokesGirl
character in the Addicted Series
- Cala MariaGirl
character in the videogame “Cuphead”
- "MariaGirl
" song by Green Day
- "O MariaGirl
" song by Beck
- "MariaGirl
" song by Ricky Martin
- "MariaGirl
" song by Blondie
- "They Call the Wind MariaGirl
" song in "Paint Your Wagon"
- Maria RenardGirl
character in the video game series "Castlevania"