Recorded 1963–2001 Girls' name Peak 1970 81 births

Marria — girls' name

81 babies named Marria in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s231980s281990s112000s14

The verdict

81 girls have been named Marria since 1963, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

81
total births
1963–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Marria was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

9 babies were named Marria in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marria

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Marria between 1963 and 2001, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marria performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marria in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 81 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marria at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

81

Since 1963

39 years of records

Peak year

1970

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1963

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2001

Marria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1963

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1970)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Marria by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
28 births that decade — 35% of Marria's all-time total
1960s51970s231980s281990s112000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marria?
81 babies have been named Marria since 1963. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1970 with 9 births.
When was Marria most popular?
Marria was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Marria been used?
Marria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 39 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Marria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.