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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1975 · 7,542 births
- Debut · girls
- 125 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 75 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 566,111since 1880
Maria over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #87 | 2,887 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #74 | 3,122 | #8,987 | 8 |
| 2023 | #82 | 2,907 | — | |
| 2022 | #91 | 2,849 | — | |
| 2021 | #105 | 2,604 | #8,166 | 9 |
| 2020 | #109 | 2,493 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2019 | #106 | 2,717 | #8,889 | 8 |
| 2018 | #115 | 2,621 | — | |
| 2017 | #111 | 2,717 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #113 | 2,812 | #9,664 | 7 |
| 2015 | #109 | 2,833 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #114 | 2,777 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #111 | 2,821 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #101 | 3,034 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #92 | 3,221 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #86 | 3,421 | #6,359 | 13 |
| 2009 | #70 | 4,143 | #6,095 | 14 |
| 2008 | #63 | 4,593 | #6,393 | 13 |
| 2007 | #53 | 5,129 | #5,901 | 14 |
| 2006 | #46 | 5,604 | #6,094 | 13 |
| 2005 | #46 | 5,600 | #3,615 | 26 |
| 2004 | #42 | 5,757 | #3,285 | 29 |
| 2003 | #42 | 6,091 | #4,276 | 19 |
| 2002 | #40 | 6,391 | #3,450 | 25 |
| 2001 | #41 | 6,842 | #4,890 | 15 |
| 2000 | #41 | 6,857 | #4,573 | 16 |
| 1999 | #39 | 7,035 | #2,795 | 30 |
| 1998 | #43 | 6,817 | #3,191 | 24 |
| 1997 | #38 | 7,314 | #2,260 | 37 |
| 1996 | #37 | 7,598 | #2,332 | 34 |
| 1995 | #44 | 7,003 | #1,841 | 47 |
| 1994 | #47 | 6,753 | #2,012 | 41 |
| 1993 | #45 | 6,978 | #1,444 | 65 |
| 1992 | #45 | 7,091 | #1,510 | 59 |
| 1991 | #45 | 7,136 | #1,139 | 93 |
| 1990 | #47 | 7,186 | #1,042 | 103 |
| 1989 | #56 | 6,345 | #967 | 111 |
| 1988 | #60 | 5,713 | #961 | 100 |
| 1987 | #53 | 5,678 | #954 | 97 |
| 1986 | #49 | 6,142 | #932 | 96 |
| 1985 | #52 | 6,013 | #939 | 94 |
| 1984 | #50 | 6,136 | #951 | 86 |
| 1983 | #43 | 6,847 | #1,040 | 72 |
| 1982 | #42 | 7,348 | #823 | 116 |
| 1981 | #40 | 7,681 | #947 | 90 |
| 1980 | #36 | 7,875 | #1,047 | 74 |
| 1979 | #37 | 7,339 | #952 | 86 |
| 1978 | #36 | 7,021 | #1,079 | 65 |
| 1977 | #36 | 7,094 | #1,158 | 57 |
| 1976 | #34 | 7,358 | #1,084 | 60 |
| 1975 | #30 | 7,542 | #925 | 78 |
| 1974 | #31 | 7,804 | #1,065 | 60 |
| 1973 | #31 | 7,667 | #1,003 | 65 |
| 1972 | #32 | 7,721 | #1,060 | 58 |
| 1971 | #37 | 8,141 | #1,109 | 54 |
| 1970 | #39 | 8,686 | #1,031 | 62 |
| 1969 | #40 | 8,401 | #931 | 67 |
| 1968 | #41 | 8,386 | #1,119 | 45 |
| 1967 | #42 | 8,878 | #981 | 55 |
| 1966 | #44 | 9,132 | #984 | 55 |
| 1965 | #46 | 9,480 | #1,144 | 43 |
| 1964 | #41 | 10,148 | #1,082 | 49 |
| 1963 | #43 | 9,854 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1962 | #49 | 9,089 | #1,204 | 42 |
| 1961 | #57 | 7,947 | #1,279 | 38 |
| 1960 | #59 | 7,535 | #1,210 | 42 |
| 1959 | #62 | 7,249 | #1,090 | 50 |
| 1958 | #65 | 6,899 | #1,370 | 32 |
| 1957 | #71 | 6,778 | #1,185 | 43 |
| 1956 | #73 | 6,733 | #1,568 | 25 |
| 1955 | #69 | 6,210 | #1,138 | 43 |
| 1954 | #65 | 6,590 | #1,242 | 36 |
| 1953 | #68 | 5,992 | #1,170 | 40 |
| 1952 | #72 | 5,695 | #1,347 | 31 |
| 1951 | #75 | 5,236 | #1,462 | 26 |
| 1950 | #73 | 5,076 | #1,499 | 24 |
| 1949 | #72 | 5,123 | #1,063 | 44 |
| 1948 | #75 | 4,817 | #1,194 | 36 |
| 1947 | #79 | 4,712 | #1,363 | 29 |
| 1946 | #88 | 3,960 | #1,382 | 26 |
| 1945 | #86 | 3,313 | #1,227 | 29 |
| 1944 | #80 | 3,361 | #1,683 | 17 |
| 1943 | #103 | 2,863 | #1,399 | 25 |
| 1942 | #97 | 2,817 | #1,167 | 35 |
| 1941 | #102 | 2,470 | #1,209 | 30 |
| 1940 | #119 | 2,135 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1939 | #119 | 2,077 | #1,015 | 39 |
| 1938 | #122 | 2,012 | #1,095 | 35 |
| 1937 | #122 | 1,953 | #1,344 | 25 |
| 1936 | #120 | 1,981 | #1,225 | 29 |
| 1935 | #117 | 1,995 | #980 | 42 |
| 1934 | #115 | 1,990 | #1,357 | 25 |
| 1933 | #122 | 1,862 | #1,202 | 30 |
| 1932 | #119 | 2,045 | #1,216 | 31 |
| 1931 | #109 | 2,185 | #1,111 | 37 |
| 1930 | #99 | 2,540 | #892 | 55 |
| 1929 | #100 | 2,532 | #1,055 | 42 |
| 1928 | #105 | 2,565 | #1,147 | 38 |
| 1927 | #107 | 2,592 | #990 | 50 |
| 1926 | #115 | 2,352 | #1,432 | 26 |
| 1925 | #115 | 2,360 | #1,246 | 33 |
| 1924 | #119 | 2,291 | #1,532 | 25 |
| 1923 | #133 | 2,000 | #1,696 | 21 |
| 1922 | #132 | 1,929 | #1,503 | 25 |
| 1921 | #129 | 2,028 | #1,390 | 29 |
| 1920 | #130 | 1,935 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1919 | #138 | 1,678 | #1,695 | 20 |
| 1918 | #147 | 1,544 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #146 | 1,441 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1916 | #159 | 1,261 | #1,949 | 15 |
| 1915 | #146 | 1,286 | #1,782 | 16 |
| 1914 | #135 | 1,117 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1913 | #133 | 909 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #133 | 828 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #129 | 646 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #132 | 621 | — | |
| 1909 | #130 | 544 | — | |
| 1908 | #142 | 480 | — | |
| 1907 | #136 | 490 | — | |
| 1906 | #153 | 388 | — | |
| 1905 | #139 | 430 | — | |
| 1904 | #143 | 393 | — | |
| 1903 | #144 | 379 | — | |
| 1902 | #156 | 331 | — | |
| 1901 | #140 | 350 | — | |
| 1900 | #149 | 389 | — | |
| 1899 | #167 | 266 | — | |
| 1898 | #155 | 329 | — | |
| 1897 | #152 | 304 | — | |
| 1896 | #151 | 312 | — | |
| 1895 | #151 | 295 | — | |
| 1894 | #139 | 309 | — | |
| 1893 | #155 | 255 | — | |
| 1892 | #134 | 301 | — | |
| 1891 | #142 | 248 | — | |
| 1890 | #141 | 247 | — | |
| 1889 | #143 | 238 | — | |
| 1888 | #138 | 239 | — | |
| 1887 | #133 | 203 | — | |
| 1886 | #142 | 180 | — | |
| 1885 | #138 | 175 | — | |
| 1884 | #129 | 190 | — | |
| 1883 | #137 | 141 | — | |
| 1882 | #147 | 121 | — | |
| 1881 | #132 | 120 | — | |
| 1880 | #131 | 125 | — | |
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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- California#8 · 1 in 81
- Texas#10 · 1 in 90
- New Mexico#17 · 1 in 92
- Arizona#19 · 1 in 111
- New York#28 · 1 in 160
Best ever in a state: #2 in Arizona, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #8 | 2,240 | 1 in 81 |
| Texas | #10 | 1,373 | 1 in 90 |
| New Mexico | #17 | 101 | 1 in 92 |
| Arizona | #19 | 180 | 1 in 111 |
| New York | #28 | 634 | 1 in 160 |
| New Jersey | #33 | 227 | 1 in 164 |
| Illinois | #35 | 437 | 1 in 172 |
| Florida | #44 | 246 | 1 in 220 |
| Nevada | #45 | 23 | 1 in 190 |
| District of Columbia | #47 | 28 | 1 in 206 |
| Connecticut | #48 | 72 | 1 in 214 |
| Washington | #48 | 114 | 1 in 242 |
| Oregon | #56 | 62 | 1 in 274 |
| Colorado | #58 | 74 | 1 in 281 |
| Idaho | #61 | 25 | 1 in 275 |
| Massachusetts | #61 | 115 | 1 in 275 |
| Montana | #62 | 18 | 1 in 264 |
| Pennsylvania | #63 | 235 | 1 in 295 |
| Utah | #67 | 44 | 1 in 367 |
| Delaware | #68 | 12 | 1 in 250 |
| Ohio | #69 | 201 | 1 in 359 |
| Rhode Island | #69 | 15 | 1 in 297 |
| Wyoming | #69 | 11 | 1 in 299 |
| New Hampshire | #74 | 18 | 1 in 297 |
| Hawaii | #76 | 15 | 1 in 324 |
| Wisconsin | #76 | 85 | 1 in 367 |
| Minnesota | #77 | 78 | 1 in 373 |
| Michigan | #78 | 154 | 1 in 381 |
| Iowa | #80 | 52 | 1 in 373 |
| Maryland | #80 | 55 | 1 in 381 |
| West Virginia | #87 | 29 | 1 in 397 |
| Kansas | #91 | 38 | 1 in 407 |
| Indiana | #97 | 72 | 1 in 485 |
| North Carolina | #100 | 69 | 1 in 480 |
| Virginia | #101 | 61 | 1 in 493 |
| Georgia | #105 | 69 | 1 in 505 |
| Maine | #106 | 13 | 1 in 484 |
| Nebraska | #107 | 23 | 1 in 473 |
| Oklahoma | #109 | 43 | 1 in 467 |
| Alaska | #114 | 7 | 1 in 420 |
| Missouri | #114 | 56 | 1 in 573 |
| South Carolina | #118 | 33 | 1 in 544 |
| Tennessee | #125 | 45 | 1 in 620 |
| Kentucky | #130 | 37 | 1 in 645 |
| Louisiana | #130 | 51 | 1 in 600 |
| Mississippi | #132 | 27 | 1 in 587 |
| Alabama | #141 | 32 | 1 in 711 |
| North Dakota | #151 | 7 | 1 in 698 |
| Arkansas | #161 | 16 | 1 in 795 |
| South Dakota | #192 | 5 | 1 in 899 |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,732 | #129 (1884) | #137 |
| 1890s | 2,866 | #134 (1892) | #149 |
| 1900s | 4,174 | #130 (1909) | #143 |
| 1910s | 11,331 | #129 (1911) | #140 |
| 1920s | 22,584 | #100 (1929) | #119 |
| 1930s | 20,640 | #99 (1930) | #116 |
| 1940s | 35,571 | #72 (1949) | #90 |
| 1950s | 62,458 | #62 (1959) | #69 |
| 1960s | 88,850 | #40 (1969) | #46 |
| 1970s | 76,373 | #30 (1975) | #34 |
| 1980s | 65,778 | #36 (1980) | #48 |
| 1990s | 70,911 | #37 (1996) | #43 |
| 2000s | 57,007 | #40 (2002) | #48 |
| 2010s | 28,974 | #86 (2010) | #106 |
| 2020s | 16,862 | #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 1981
girls
#40
7,681 births · 1 in 217 girls
boys
#947
90 births · 1 in 19,902 boys
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 217 of them was named Maria, which outranked 99.7% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Maria
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 19,902 of them was named Maria, which outranked 87.0% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).