Girls' name · since 1970
Mariya
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 2,639 babies named Mariya, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,639
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mariya currently ranks #3849 among girls' names in America, with 2,639 babies recorded since 1970.
Mariya has 2,639 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3849 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #3,903 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,849 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,639 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariya ranks #3,903 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,849 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,639 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,639
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mariya's 2,639 recorded births place it above 94.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mariya compares
2,639 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Mariya's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mariya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,639 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 142 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mariya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mariya's full recorded timeline at 1999, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 142 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mariya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 142
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Mariya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (893 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Mariya's strongest decade.
893 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Mariya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s 150
1980s
150 births
- 1990s
1990s
478 births
- 2000s
2000s
893 births
- 2010s
2010s
813 births
- 2020s 234
2020s
234 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 893 births (34% of all-time use).
How Mariya 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 Mariya's total volume
Mariya by state
Where Mariya concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 211 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 141 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 107 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 97 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 84 | 3.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 80 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 57 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 30 | 1.1% |
211 of 2,639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Mariya appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mariya's data
- Mariya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (893 total births); usage has since declined to 234 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mariyas (211 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Mariya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mariya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Mariya 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.