Maraya
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 19 babies a year in the US.
Maraya by the numbers
Maraya was given to 19 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 58 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Maraya
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 Maraya. 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)
- Maryastar of the sea; a form of Maria or Mary10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matayagift of God; a form of Matthew18 in the US (2017)
- Marayahvision of the lord; a form of Mariah11 in the US (2017)
- Maayaillusion; maya3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Malaya409 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Maraya
Names that are said the same way as Maraya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
- Mahiraskilled; proficient; expert69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryahstar of the sea; a form of Maria or Mariah57 in the US (2017)
- Maheerapowerful, mighty; feminine form of mahir3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maherapowerful, mighty; a form of Maheera3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Maraya
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