Girls' name · since 1880
Maria
Maria has 566,111 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #52 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #87 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 566,111
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maria is the #87 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 566,111 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Maria recorded 566,111 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #87 nationally today, ahead of 99.5% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #52 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #87 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 566,111 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maria ranks #52 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #87 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 566,111 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #52 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #87 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 566,111
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Maria's 566,111 recorded births place it above 99.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Maria compares
566,111 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maria's all-time total is 1,506x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maria | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 566,111 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10,148 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maria splits its recorded history at 1953: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (120 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 10,148 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maria popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 10,148
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Maria popularity over time - boys
4,278 total births recorded since 1911 (Maria as boys' name)
Maria by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (88,850 births, 16% of the file).
1960s was Maria's strongest decade.
88,850 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Maria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,732
1880s
1,732 births
- 1890s 2,866
1890s
2,866 births
- 1900s 4,174
1900s
4,174 births
- 1910s 11,331
1910s
11,331 births
- 1920s 22,584
1920s
22,584 births
- 1930s 20,640
1930s
20,640 births
- 1940s
1940s
35,571 births
- 1950s
1950s
62,458 births
- 1960s
1960s
88,850 births
- 1970s
1970s
76,373 births
- 1980s
1980s
65,778 births
- 1990s
1990s
70,911 births
- 2000s
2000s
57,007 births
- 2010s 28,974
2010s
28,974 births
- 2020s 16,862
2020s
16,862 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 88,850 births (16% of all-time use).
How Maria compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maria's total volume
Maria by state
Where Maria concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 134,829 | 23.8% |
| #2 | California | | 105,796 | 18.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 58,607 | 10.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 24,851 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 20,074 | 3.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 17,954 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 17,140 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 15,101 | 2.7% |
134,829 of 566,111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Maria appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maria's data
- Maria's decade-level peak was the 1960s (88,850 total births); usage has since declined to 16,862 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Marias (134,829 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maria draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.