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Maria

“Variant of Miriam — Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience (debated Hebrew roots)” — Hebrew (via Aramaic) origin

Girl's name · #87 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Maria has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #30 (1975) · 566,111 babies named Maria all-time · 1 in 560 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #1 in Portugal (2023) · #5 in Spain (2024) · #5 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #11 in Poland (2025) · #20 in Argentina (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marias

• Maria Sharapova — Russian tennis player
• Maria Theresa of Austria — ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)
• Maria Montessori — Italian physician and educator (1870-1952)
• Maria Göppert Mayer — German-born American theoretical physicist (1906-1972)
• Maria Meneghini Callas — American-Greek operatic soprano (1923–1977)

In stories & tradition

• Maria (Salome) — human biblical figure
• Maria (Mary of Clopas) — human biblical figure
• Maria Hill — Earth-616

What Marias become

Among 16,559 notable people named Maria:

Medical professionals appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator (1870-1952).

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