Girl name#62 of girl names
Maria
Pronounced M ER0 IY1 AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1964
- 145 years in use
How popular is Maria?
Maria is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 569,908 children — the 62nd most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 32% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1964, when 10,147 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M ER0 IY1 AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Maria
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Maria
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Maria?
- Maria ranks 62nd among girls' names in US records, with 569,908 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 27,853.
- Is Maria a unisex name?
- No. Maria is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Maria most popular?
- 1964, when 10,147 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.