Maria

muh-REE-uh

Girl

Average rank #93 across 6 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Corsican, Sardinian, Basque, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic

, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Corsican, Sardinian, Basque, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church SlavicLatin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see Mary). Maria is the usual form of the name in many European languages, as well as a secondary form in other languages such as English (where the common spelling is Mary). In some countries, for example Germany, Poland and Italy, Maria is occasionally used as a masculine middle name.

How popular is Maria?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales

#91

in 2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

#129

in 2025

🇮🇪 Ireland

#74

in 2025

🇺🇸 USA

#87

in 2025

🇨🇦 Canada

#72

in 2024

🇳🇿 New Zealand

#104

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: 🇦🇺 Australia

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