Maria
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning of the sea; a form of Mary.
How Maria has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #109 |
| 2016 | #113 |
| 2017 | #111 |
| 2018 | #115 |
| 2019 | #104 |
| 2020 | #109 |
| 2021 | #105 |
| 2022 | #91 |
| 2023 | #82 |
| 2024 | #74 |
| 2025 | #87 |
Maria by the numbers
In 2025, 522 babies in England and Wales were named Maria. In the US, 2,704 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 10,140 babies in 1964, making it a 1960s name.
At its height, in 1965, about 1 in 190 American girls born that year was called Maria.
Names that come from Maria
Forms of Maria in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Miamine; also a form of Maria13,453 in the US (2017)
- Myamine; a modern respelling of Mia or form of Maria1,728 in the US (2017)
- Marissaof the sea; form of Maria or Maris427 in the US (2017)
- Mariellaof the sea; a form of Maria30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marianoof Mars, warlike; masculine form of Maria148 in the US (2017)
- Maritzaof the sea; a form of Marina or Maria142 in the US (2017)
- Maribelof the sea and beautiful; blend of Maria and Isabel130 in the US (2017)
- Marielaof the sea; diminutive of Maria120 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Mary
Like Maria, each of these traces back to Mary: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marilynbeloved by god; a form of Mary580 in the US (2017)
- Maeof the sea; a form of May or Mary108 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pollystar; a diminutive of Polly from Mary242 in England and Wales (2025)
- Molliestar; diminutive of Mary or Molly192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marionof the sea; a form of Mary216 in the US (2017)
- Maryjanestar of the sea, beloved; combined form of Mary and Jane178 in the US (2017)
- Marielleof the sea; a form of Mary138 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maria. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
- Maiathe great one, mother goddess255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariamof the sea; beloved; form of Mary179 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marieof the sea; beloved; form of Mary453 in the US (2017)
- Marabitter74 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Maria
Names that are said the same way as Maria, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mahiraskilled; proficient; expert69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryahstar of the sea; a form of Maria or Mariah57 in the US (2017)
- Maryastar of the sea; a form of Maria or Mary10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marayahvision of the lord; a form of Mariah11 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)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Maria, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Halliefrom the hall; sea-woman1,246 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Maria
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