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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#4 · 1 in 49
- New Mexico#6 · 1 in 64
- Arizona#15 · 1 in 87
- California#60 · 1 in 242
- Colorado#95 · 1 in 370
Best ever in a state: #2 in Arizona, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #4 | 1,174 | 1 in 49 |
| New Mexico | #6 | 87 | 1 in 64 |
| Arizona | #15 | 54 | 1 in 87 |
| California | #60 | 184 | 1 in 242 |
| Colorado | #95 | 24 | 1 in 370 |
| Rhode Island | #111 | 8 | 1 in 539 |
| Hawaii | #112 | 8 | 1 in 378 |
| New York | #112 | 159 | 1 in 538 |
| New Jersey | #133 | 34 | 1 in 727 |
| District of Columbia | #146 | 7 | 1 in 714 |
| Connecticut | #148 | 10 | 1 in 986 |
| Massachusetts | #149 | 24 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Montana | #156 | 5 | 1 in 781 |
| Michigan | #204 | 25 | 1 in 1,691 |
| Kansas | #230 | 8 | 1 in 1,538 |
| Ohio | #245 | 21 | 1 in 2,432 |
| Illinois | #250 | 24 | 1 in 2,300 |
| Florida | #252 | 10 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Minnesota | #264 | 8 | 1 in 2,625 |
| Pennsylvania | #269 | 27 | 1 in 2,754 |
| Indiana | #299 | 8 | 1 in 3,258 |
| Missouri | #307 | 9 | 1 in 2,981 |
| Wisconsin | #310 | 6 | 1 in 3,979 |
| Louisiana | #331 | 10 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Virginia | #348 | 7 | 1 in 3,405 |
| North Carolina | #374 | 9 | 1 in 4,107 |
| Arkansas | #384 | 6 | 1 in 3,119 |
| South Carolina | #391 | 5 | 1 in 4,100 |
| Georgia | #494 | 5 | 1 in 6,162 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1975 at #30 (7,542 births)
- Births halved by 2010, 35 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 75 yrs · run 1944–2011
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 548 of them was named Maria, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 31,690 of them was named Maria, which outranked 72.9% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,076Rudolf36
- #1,076Tillman36
- #1,076Vernal36
- #1,095Maria35
- #1,095Adan35
- #1,095Casper35
- #1,095Cedric35
- #1,109Alma34
- #1,109Arlis34
- #1,109Bailey34
Tied with 13 names at #1,095; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.