What origin is the name Maria?

Maria comes from french naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Maria a popular name?

Maria is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Maria?

Names from the same french tradition pair naturally with Maria — for example Andre, Remy, Antoine. You can browse more on our french names page.

Maria

Q: Is Maria a rare name?

Yes. Maria does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Maria

Maria

Unisex

french

2 syllables

Maria is a french unisex name meaning "Bitter; bitter sea; variant of mary: wished-for child; rebellion; bitter; a version of the name mary. the name is extremely popular in portugal, so much so that women named maria usually go by their second given names; one of the wifes' of the prophet muhammed (p.b.u.h)".

Parents who choose Maria pick a unisex name from the french tradition, meaning "Bitter; bitter sea; variant of mary: wished-for child; rebellion; bitter; a version of the name mary. the name is extremely popular in portugal, so much so that women named maria usually go by their second given names; one of the wifes' of the prophet muhammed (p.b.u.h)". It has 2 syllables.

Origin: french
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Bitter; bitter sea; variant of mary: wished-for child; rebellion; bitter; a version of the name mary. the name is extremely popular in portugal, so much so that women named maria usually go by their second given names; one of the wifes' of the prophet muhammed (p.b.u.h)

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Maria

Very rare in US records

What does Maria mean?

Maria is a unisex name of french origin meaning "Bitter; bitter sea; variant of mary: wished-for child; rebellion; bitter; a version of the name mary. the name is extremely popular in portugal, so much so that women named maria usually go by their second given names; one of the wifes' of the prophet muhammed (p.b.u.h)".

Is Maria a rare name?

Yes. Maria does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Maria

Andre Remy Antoine Marcel Pierre Sebastien

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Names with a similar meaning to Maria

Maria means "Bitter; bitter sea; variant of mary: wished-for child; rebellion; bitter; a version of the name mary. the name is extremely popular in portugal, so much so that women named maria usually go by their second given names; one of the wifes' of the prophet muhammed (p.b.u.h)" — these names share that spirit.