How Many People Are Named Maria?
people named Maria are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 733 people in the US has this name
Based on 570,389 babies named Maria in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
10,197 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish, Galician and Icelandic form of MARIA. It is occasionally used as a masculine middle name in Spanish-speaking regions.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Maria, 99.3% were girls and 0.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Maria alive today is about 44 years old, and 45% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 60 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Maria first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1964, to 10,197 babies. In 2025, 2,893 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Maria never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #30, in 1975, and it was in the top 100 in 75 years between 1929 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #87.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #87 |
| Best rank | #30 (1975) |
| Years in the top 100 | 75 (1929 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #49 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Maria alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Maria were born in Texas than in any other state: about 95,812 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Maria was given 3.2 times as often in Texas, 2.9 times in New Mexico and 2.2 times in Arizona.
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