Maria

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity.

From Wikipedia

Maria first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 853 babies (rank #69 that year). In 2024 it was given to 506 girls (rank #91). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Maria

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.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.

17,304

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

853

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Maria

Maria Montessoriessayist · b. 1870
Maria Göppert Mayernuclear physicist · b. 1906
Maria Ressajournalist · b. 1963
Maria Sibylla Merianscientific illustrator · b. 1647

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	511	#96
1997	405	#121
1998	438	#114
1999	461	#106
2000	446	#111
2001	467	#105
2002	413	#110
2003	455	#108
2004	473	#113
2005	450	#115
2006	500	#104
2007	579	#93
2008	617	#91
2009	633	#93
2010	644	#91
2011	628	#93
2012	609	#94
2013	657	#83
2014	707	#73
2015	768	#73
2016	853	#69
2017	827	#71
2018	799	#66
2019	785	#69
2020	744	#71
2021	682	#75
2022	646	#75
2023	601	#78
2024	506	#91