How Many People Are Named Mariya?
An estimated 2,548 people in the United States have the first name Mariya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Mariya peaked in popularity in 2009 with 142 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mariya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mariya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,548
About 1 in 134,519 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2009
142 births
Total Registered
2,599
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mariya
Mariya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,599 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mariya as a female name
Ranked #4,965 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (142 births)
Mariya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mariya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 893 babies were registered. Mariya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mariya by Decade
How has Mariya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mariya by State
Birth registrations for Mariya span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Mississippi, Missouri, Minnesota. On average, about 54 Mariyas were registered per state.
Mariya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mariya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mariya
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mariya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mariya?
We estimate approximately 2,548 people named Mariya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 134,519 Americans share this first name.
Is Mariya a common name?
Mariya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,599 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mariya most popular?
Mariya reached peak popularity in 2009, when 142 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mariya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mariya a female name?
Mariya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mariya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mariya Smith, Mariya Johnson, Mariya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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