Feminine dossier · first seen 1909

Marya

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Marya
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1971

Peak era

1971

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1909Peak 19712024

Peak year

1971

Decline from peak

65.3%

2024

All-time

2,195

Marya is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1971, when 49 girls were named Marya.

In 2024, only 17 girls were given the name.

Down 65.3% from its peak.

All told, about 2,195 Americans have been named Marya and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1909.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1971

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