Marya
Marya was the 7023rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 1663rd; the most babies were born in 1971 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 131 places. More babies were named Marya in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,023 girls, up 1,234 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197149 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,211babies recorded
Marya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,023 | 16 |
| 2020 | #8,257 | 13 |
| 2010 | #7,112 | 18 |
| 2000 | #4,138 | 30 |
| 1990 | #3,969 | 26 |
| 1980 | #2,840 | 32 |
| 1970 | #2,490 | 30 |
| 1960 | #2,955 | 18 |
| 1950 | #4,198 | 8 |
| 1940 | #4,179 | 6 |
| 1930 | #4,379 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marya, counting every spelling?
Marya is a spelling of Maryah, a name family that had 29 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 29 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryah | 13 | #8,170 | 98 |
| Marya | 16 | #7,023 | 71 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marya?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marya 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marya?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Marya are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 24 and 57. That makes Marya mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marya
How popular is the name Marya?
Marya was the 7023rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 1663rd; the most babies were born in 1971 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 131 places. More babies were named Marya in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Marya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marya in the US.