Maraiya

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — four syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Maraiya by the numbers

Maraiya was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 8 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Maraiya

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maraiya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Mariyaof the sea or beloved; a form of Maria24 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Malaiya26 in the US (2017)
  • Makaiya20 in the US (2017)
  • Maraya19 in the US (2017)
  • Marliya17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Maraiya

Names that are said the same way as Maraiya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Mariyahof the sea or star of the sea; a form of maria246 in the US (2017)
  • Maariyahof the sea; a form of Mariah14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maryiahof the sea or beloved of the lord; a form of Mary11 in the US (2017)
  • Maya-Raeillusion; a form of Maya with Rae suffix5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maariyavariant of maria or mary; the star4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mariiaof the sea; a form of maria or mary3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Maraiya

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