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Maria name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Maria ranks #87 in female records (2,887 reported) and #11,511 in male records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Maria becoming more popular?

Maria's reported female count decreased by 235 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #74 to #87. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Maria in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MariaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,1220201620252016: 2,812 female records2017: 2,717 female records2018: 2,621 female records2019: 2,717 female records2020: 2,493 female records2021: 2,604 female records2022: 2,849 female records2023: 2,907 female records2024: 3,122 female records2025: 2,887 female records2016: 7 male records2017: 5 male records2019: 8 male records2020: 10 male records2021: 9 male records2024: 8 male records2025: 6 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20252,88787611,511
20243,1227489,547
20232,90782——
20222,84991——
20212,60410598,595
20202,493109107,873
20192,71710689,428
20182,621115——
20172,717111513,545
20162,812113710,348

Questions about Maria’s popularity

How common is Maria in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Maria ranks #87 in female records (2,887 reported) and #11,511 in male records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Maria?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Maria only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Maria creates a match.

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