Maris
Maris was the 3280th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 1172nd; the most babies were born in 2018 (63). Over the last ten years it has moved up 463 places. More babies were named Maris in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,280 girls, down 605 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201863 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,903babies recorded
Maris popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 232 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,280 | 48 |
| 2020 | #2,675 | 63 |
| 2010 | #3,454 | 47 |
| 2000 | #3,195 | 43 |
| 1990 | #5,198 | 18 |
| 1980 | #4,440 | 17 |
| 1970 | #5,655 | 9 |
| 1960 | #2,877 | 19 |
| 1950 | #2,991 | 13 |
| 1940 | #1,396 | 30 |
| 1930 | #3,913 | 7 |
| 1920 | #3,260 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maris, counting every spelling?
Maris has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Maris?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maris (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maris born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maris.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maris?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Maris are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 12 and 42. That makes Maris mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maris by state
How common Maris was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maris: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maris, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maris
How popular is the name Maris?
Maris was the 3280th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 1172nd; the most babies were born in 2018 (63). Over the last ten years it has moved up 463 places. More babies were named Maris in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maris a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maris in the US.
Where is Maris most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maris was most common in Indiana (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Texas.