Baby name

Maria

Girl

Origin of the name

Maria is the Latin form of Mary, used in many European languages. It goes back to the Hebrew Miryam.

Classic name

The high point came in 1964, with 10,148 births and the No. 41 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 87.

566,111births since 1880

1960sgeneration

No. 41rank at its peak, in 1964

Where babies named Maria are born

1964

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The darker the blue, the more common Maria is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Maria is most common in Texas (3.1 times), New Mexico (2.9) and Arizona (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Marie 540,077
Marian 141,944
Marcia 133,320
Mariah 115,096
Aria 95,674
Marisa 48,707

Names from the same era

Jacqueline · Laura · Lori · Tammy · Lisa · Teresa

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