Ma — Baby Name Popularity & Trends

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Korean

Ma first appears in the data in 1924 and has been recorded in 57 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1990 with 31 babies (rank #3,480 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ma

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ma yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

630

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1924	7	#4,272
1925	8	#3,902
1927	7	#4,109
1931	7	#3,711
1932	6	#4,209
1935	5	#4,627
1947	6	#5,071
1950	7	#4,570
1953	5	#6,189
1956	5	#6,519
1958	9	#4,379
1959	5	#6,837
1962	5	#7,161
1965	7	#5,590
1966	8	#5,104
1967	8	#5,250
1968	5	#7,697
1972	7	#6,967
1973	5	#9,198
1974	7	#7,347
1975	6	#8,616
1978	7	#8,167
1979	8	#7,716
1980	8	#7,826
1981	13	#5,451
1982	11	#6,177
1983	14	#5,034
1984	11	#6,131
1985	14	#5,225
1986	9	#7,477
1987	10	#7,124
1988	13	#6,126
1989	21	#4,451
1990	31	#3,480
1991	18	#5,308
1992	27	#3,922
1993	26	#4,057
1994	21	#4,773
1995	24	#4,299
1996	19	#5,202
1997	17	#5,777
1998	22	#4,880
1999	12	#8,027
2000	16	#6,678
2001	16	#6,839
2002	15	#7,287
2003	16	#7,082
2004	11	#9,635
2005	13	#8,647
2006	6	#16,321
2007	6	#16,759
2008	7	#14,769
2009	7	#14,616
2010	6	#16,183
2011	8	#12,908
2012	5	#18,492
2018	7	#13,282

Year

Babies

Rank

1924

#4,272

1925

#3,902

1927

#4,109

1931

#3,711

1932

#4,209

1935

#4,627

1947

#5,071

1950

#4,570

1953

#6,189

1956

#6,519

1958

#4,379

1959

#6,837

1962

#7,161

1965

#5,590

1966

#5,104

1967

#5,250

1968

#7,697

1972

#6,967

1973

#9,198

1974

#7,347

1975

#8,616

1978

#8,167

1979

#7,716

1980

#7,826

1981

#5,451

1982

#6,177

1983

#5,034

1984

#6,131

1985

#5,225

1986

#7,477

1987

#7,124

1988

#6,126

1989

#4,451

1990

#3,480

1991

#5,308

1992

#3,922

1993

#4,057

1994

#4,773

1995

#4,299

1996

#5,202

1997

#5,777

1998

#4,880

1999

#8,027

2000

#6,678

2001

#6,839

2002

#7,287

2003

#7,082

2004

#9,635

2005

#8,647

2006

#16,321

2007

#16,759

2008

#14,769

2009

#14,616

2010

#16,183

2011

#12,908

2012

#18,492

2018

#13,282

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