EveryBabyNames

Maria

4 countries#87 in United States, 2025
US
#87
in United States, 2025
FR
#64
in France, 2022
SCOT
#129
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#94
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
715,676
Peak year (United States)
1964
Peak-year count
10,197
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Maria was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

570,389 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #87 · peaked in 1964 with 10,197 births

Most common in: Texas, California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

141,990 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #64 · peaked in 1901 with 4,047 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Aveyron, Ille-et-Vilaine, Côtes-d'Armor

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

2,408 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #129 · peaked in 1974 with 74 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

889 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #94 · peaked in 2009 with 48 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Maria’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#46
2007#53↓7
2008#63↓10
2009#70↓7
2010#86↓16
2011#92↓6
2012#101↓9
2013#111↓10
2014#114↓3
2015#109↑5
2016#113↓4
2017#111↑2
2018#115↓4
2019#106↑9
2020#109↓3
2021#105↑4
2022#91↑14
2023#82↑9
2024#74↑8
2025#87↓13

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