Maria

Meaning and origin of Maria

Popularity of Maria in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1900.
• Over recent years, Maria has been stable (+3.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Maria every 3.1 schools, all spellings combined.

Maria in English-speaking countries

Maria ranks 61^st in Ontario (Canada), 77^th in Ireland and 80^th in United States, against 65^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  77^th girls’ name215 babies in 3 years1 girl in 302−2% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  61^st girls’ name427 babies in 3 years1 girl in 362−0.8% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  117^th girls’ name55 babies in 3 years1 girl in 409

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  128^th girls’ name94 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4470% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  109^th girls’ name85 babies in 3 years1 girl in 467−0.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  86^th girls’ name1,629 babies in 3 years1 girl in 471−5.3% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  129^th girls’ name106 babies in 3 years1 girl in 513−3.4% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  80^th girls’ name8,916 babies in 3 years1 girl in 542+3.3% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Maria, Marïa and María are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Marïa5
• Maríaabroad
• Mariya305
• Marya140
• Mariah (in French)45
• Mariyah (in French)40
• Maryah10
• Mariia5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Maria

• Maryam
• Mariam
• Gabrielle
• Madeleine
• Joséphine
• Elya
• Leya
• Salomé
• Manon
• Marie
• Anaïs
• Myriam

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 65^thTop 100 French girl names