Gender
Origin
- Latin
- star of the sea
- Slavic
- Bitter. Variant of Mary.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Marya
Pronunciation
m(a)-rya, mar-ya
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #1804, 49 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6838, 16 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 21 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #1236, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2604, 10 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #592, 79 births); most recent 2023 (rank #745, 55 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 55 |
| 2022 | 79 |
| 2021 | 67 |
| 2020 | 61 |
| 2019 | 70 |
| 2018 | 58 |
| 2017 | 63 |
| 2016 | 62 |
| 2015 | 62 |
| 2014 | 56 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence