Over the past 110 years, 2 730 boys and 538 061 girls have been named Maria. The name Maria ranks 1649th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Maria in 1914. The peak of popularity of the name Maria came in the 1920s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.