How Many People Are Named Marya?
An estimated 1,846 people in the United States have the first name Marya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Marya peaked in popularity in 1971 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marya 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 Marya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,846
About 1 in 185,674 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1971
49 births
Total Registered
2,195
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marya
Marya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,195 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marya as a female name
Ranked #6,811 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (49 births)
Marya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marya span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 388 babies were registered. Marya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marya by Decade
How has Marya 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.
Marya by State
Birth registrations for Marya span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Massachusetts. On average, about 35 Maryas were registered per state.
Marya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marya
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marya?
We estimate approximately 1,846 people named Marya 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 185,674 Americans share this first name.
Is Marya a common name?
Marya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,195 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marya most popular?
Marya reached peak popularity in 1971, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marya is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marya a female name?
Marya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marya Smith, Marya Johnson, Marya 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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