Maria

#87 for girls in 2025, 2,887 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 99.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
1975 · 7,542 births
Debut · girls
125 births
In top 100 · girls
75 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
566,111
since 1880

Maria over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #30, 1975girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#872,887#10,6956
2024#743,122#8,9878
2023#822,907—
2022#912,849—
2021#1052,604#8,1669
2020#1092,493#7,50210
2019#1062,717#8,8898
2018#1152,621—
2017#1112,717#12,2465
2016#1132,812#9,6647
2015#1092,833#10,6446
2014#1142,777#10,7176
2013#1112,821#12,1365
2012#1013,034#10,7706
2011#923,221#9,6007
2010#863,421#6,35913
2009#704,143#6,09514
2008#634,593#6,39313
2007#535,129#5,90114
2006#465,604#6,09413
2005#465,600#3,61526
2004#425,757#3,28529
2003#426,091#4,27619
2002#406,391#3,45025
2001#416,842#4,89015
2000#416,857#4,57316
1999#397,035#2,79530
1998#436,817#3,19124
1997#387,314#2,26037
1996#377,598#2,33234
1995#447,003#1,84147
1994#476,753#2,01241
1993#456,978#1,44465
1992#457,091#1,51059
1991#457,136#1,13993
1990#477,186#1,042103
1989#566,345#967111
1988#605,713#961100
1987#535,678#95497
1986#496,142#93296
1985#526,013#93994
1984#506,136#95186
1983#436,847#1,04072
1982#427,348#823116
1981#407,681#94790
1980#367,875#1,04774
1979#377,339#95286
1978#367,021#1,07965
1977#367,094#1,15857
1976#347,358#1,08460
1975#307,542#92578
1974#317,804#1,06560
1973#317,667#1,00365
1972#327,721#1,06058
1971#378,141#1,10954
1970#398,686#1,03162
1969#408,401#93167
1968#418,386#1,11945
1967#428,878#98155
1966#449,132#98455
1965#469,480#1,14443
1964#4110,148#1,08249
1963#439,854#1,31835
1962#499,089#1,20442
1961#577,947#1,27938
1960#597,535#1,21042
1959#627,249#1,09050
1958#656,899#1,37032
1957#716,778#1,18543
1956#736,733#1,56825
1955#696,210#1,13843
1954#656,590#1,24236
1953#685,992#1,17040
1952#725,695#1,34731
1951#755,236#1,46226
1950#735,076#1,49924
1949#725,123#1,06344
1948#754,817#1,19436
1947#794,712#1,36329
1946#883,960#1,38226
1945#863,313#1,22729
1944#803,361#1,68317
1943#1032,863#1,39925
1942#972,817#1,16735
1941#1022,470#1,20930
1940#1192,135#1,13534
1939#1192,077#1,01539
1938#1222,012#1,09535
1937#1221,953#1,34425
1936#1201,981#1,22529
1935#1171,995#98042
1934#1151,990#1,35725
1933#1221,862#1,20230
1932#1192,045#1,21631
1931#1092,185#1,11137
1930#992,540#89255
1929#1002,532#1,05542
1928#1052,565#1,14738
1927#1072,592#99050
1926#1152,352#1,43226
1925#1152,360#1,24633
1924#1192,291#1,53225
1923#1332,000#1,69621
1922#1321,929#1,50325
1921#1292,028#1,39029
1920#1301,935#1,64222
1919#1381,678#1,69520
1918#1471,544#3,3687
1917#1461,441#2,56210
1916#1591,261#1,94915
1915#1461,286#1,78216
1914#1351,117#2,4578
1913#133909#1,9459
1912#133828#2,0457
1911#129646#1,3877
1910#132621—
1909#130544—
1908#142480—
1907#136490—
1906#153388—
1905#139430—
1904#143393—
1903#144379—
1902#156331—
1901#140350—
1900#149389—
1899#167266—
1898#155329—
1897#152304—
1896#151312—
1895#151295—
1894#139309—
1893#155255—
1892#134301—
1891#142248—
1890#141247—
1889#143238—
1888#138239—
1887#133203—
1886#142180—
1885#138175—
1884#129190—
1883#137141—
1882#147121—
1881#132120—
1880#131125—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Maria was already there! It came in at #131, and was given to 125 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 150 girls a year got the name.

Where Maria is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedAKMaine: #197 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 957 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #304 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,836 girlsMNIllinois: #316 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,330 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedWIMichigan: #261 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,318 girlsMINew York: #120 for girls · 153 births · 1 in 598 girlsNYMassachusetts: #117 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 601 girlsMARhode Island: #45 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 174 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedSDIowa: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,374 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedINOhio: #432 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,520 girlsOHPennsylvania: #178 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,385 girlsPANew Jersey: #142 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 797 girlsNJConnecticut: #120 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 650 girlsCTCalifornia: #80 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 321 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedUTColorado: #95 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 357 girlsCONebraska: #228 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsNEMissouri: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,404 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #330 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,466 girlsWVVirginia: #226 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedDEArizona: #4 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 40 girlsAZNew Mexico: #2 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 38 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #395 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,139 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #204 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #245 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,294 girlsLAMississippi: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,074 girlsMSAlabama: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,909 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Maria, so not publishedGAHawaii: #124 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 391 girlsHITexas: #6 for girls · 536 births · 1 in 80 girlsTXFlorida: #125 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 494 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#2 · 1 in 38
  2. Arizona#4 · 1 in 40
  3. Texas#6 · 1 in 80
  4. Rhode Island#45 · 1 in 174
  5. California#80 · 1 in 321

Best ever in a state: #2 in Arizona, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#2691 in 38
Arizona#4491 in 40
Texas#65361 in 80
Rhode Island#45261 in 174
California#80581 in 321
Colorado#95171 in 357
Massachusetts#117541 in 601
Connecticut#120181 in 650
New York#1201531 in 598
Hawaii#12451 in 391
Florida#125171 in 494
New Jersey#142341 in 797
Pennsylvania#178631 in 1,385
Maine#19761 in 957
South Carolina#204141 in 1,249
Virginia#226141 in 1,642
Nebraska#22871 in 1,496
Louisiana#245131 in 1,294
Michigan#261121 in 2,318
Iowa#30081 in 2,374
Mississippi#30081 in 2,074
Minnesota#30471 in 2,836
Illinois#316161 in 3,330
West Virginia#33061 in 2,466
Alabama#35381 in 2,909
North Carolina#39571 in 4,139
Missouri#42561 in 4,404
Ohio#43271 in 6,520
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Maria
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 13 spots since 2024 (#74 → #87)
  • 22 spots since 2020 (#109 → #87)
  • 22 spots since 2015 (#109 → #87)
  • Biggest jump: 23 spots in 1944 (#103 → #80)
  • Biggest drop: 21 spots in 1893 (#134 → #155)
Rise & fade · girls
95 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1975 at #30 (7,542 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 35 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 75 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 75 yrs · run 1944–2011
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 185
  • Highest: 1 in 185 girls born in 1966 were named Maria (0.54%)
  • Latest: 1 in 557 girls born in 2025 (0.18%)
  • Its best rank, #30 in 1975, was only 1 in 193 (0.52%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 15.7% of all girls named Maria (88,850) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,732#129 (1884)#137
1890s2,866#134 (1892)#149
1900s4,174#130 (1909)#143
1910s11,331#129 (1911)#140
1920s22,584#100 (1929)#119
1930s20,640#99 (1930)#116
1940s35,571#72 (1949)#90
1950s62,458#62 (1959)#69
1960s88,850#40 (1969)#46
1970s76,373#30 (1975)#34
1980s65,778#36 (1980)#48
1990s70,911#37 (1996)#43
2000s57,007#40 (2002)#48
2010s28,974#86 (2010)#106
2020s16,862#74 (2024)#91

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Maria in 1915

girls
#146
1,286 births · 1 in 765 girls
boys
#1,782
16 births · 1 in 53,036 boys

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #146Maria1,286

Top boys' names in 1915

  1. #1John47,576
  2. #2William38,563
  3. #3James33,773
  4. #4Robert28,737
  5. #5Joseph23,051
  6. #6George22,307
  7. #7Charles21,960
  8. #8Edward15,889
  9. #9Frank15,006
  10. #10Thomas11,490
  11. #1,782Maria16
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 765 of them was named Maria, which outranked 97.1% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maria
  1. #143Winifred1,299
  2. #144Nora1,293
  3. #145Mable1,287
  4. #146Maria1,286
  5. #147Dolores1,280
  6. #148Jeanette1,273
  7. #149Susie1,270
Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 500Gerda#1,444 → #944
  2. ↑ 451Theda#1,034 → #583
  3. ↑ 441Dominga#1,385 → #944
  4. ↑ 354Vernon#1,344 → #990
  5. ↑ 308Loyce#1,147 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Drusilla#956 → #1,339
  2. ↓ 342Rossie#798 → #1,140
  3. ↓ 335Arlie#855 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 329Orene#956 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 329Margot#988 → #1,317

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 53,036 of them was named Maria, which outranked 59.4% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maria
  1. #1,707Trevor17
  2. #1,707Valentin17
  3. #1,707Webb17
  4. #1,782Maria16
  5. #1,782Adell16
  6. #1,782Adron16
  7. #1,782Alger16
  8. #1,878Adan15
  9. #1,878Alson15
  10. #1,878Alston15

Tied with 95 names at #1,782; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 691Eston#1,687 → #996
  2. ↑ 565Estill#1,545 → #980
  3. ↑ 545Garth#1,260 → #715
  4. ↑ 474Hiroshi#1,342 → #868
  5. ↑ 439Domingo#1,101 → #662
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Gilmore#986 → #1,660
  2. ↓ 667Barnett#933 → #1,600
  3. ↓ 526Rose#884 → #1,410
  4. ↓ 517Toivo#855 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 461Sampson#949 → #1,410

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915 →