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The baby name Ma is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mɑ/,ma (rhymes with 'spa').

Ma is Chinese, English, Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese, English, Vietnamese
Pronunciation: /mɑ/,ma (rhymes with 'spa')

What is the meaning of the name Ma ?

The baby name Ma is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mɑ/,ma (rhymes with 'spa').

Ma is Chinese, English, Vietnamese in Origin.

Ma is a compact cross‑linguistic name and surname. In Chinese it most often represents the surname 马 (Mǎ) “horse,” including among Hui Muslims who adopted Ma as a shorthand for Muhammad; as a given name it is uncommon but can be written with characters such as 馬 “horse,” 麻 “hemp/linen,” or 瑪 “agate.” In Vietnamese, Ma and Mã occur chiefly as surnames; mã means “horse,” while ma means “spirit/ghost,” a nuance some families avoid for first names.

Across Japanese and Korean, Ma appears as a single-syllable given name or name element, written with kanji/hanja like 真 “true, genuine,” 麻 “hemp,” 茉 “jasmine,” 馬 “horse,” or 瑪 “agate.” Outside East Asia it functions as a clipped pet form of names beginning with Ma‑ (e.g., Maria, Margaret, Mason), and is sometimes chosen as a minimalist unisex given name. Variants include tone-marked Chinese forms Mā/Má/Mǎ/Mà, Vietnamese Ma/Mã, and numerous logographic spellings.

Ma has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Ma

Ma Huateng Politician · Born 1971 · People's Republic of China Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, is a Chinese business magnate and the co-founder of Tencent, one of the world's largest technology companies. He played a key role in the development of WeChat, a popular messaging app. Born in 1971, Ma has significantly influenced the tech industry in China.

Ma – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
FJ 0 #6 1 374
KH Girls 0 #6 1 148
KH Boys 0 #8 2 270
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
BW 0 #19 1 960
MV 0 #19 1 644
MV Girls 0 #26 10 2,021
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
BN 0 #30 3 2,297
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
DJ Boys 0 #34 3 657
MD 0 #34 1 434
EE 0 #36 2 1,051
GE 0 #38 7 997
MO 0 #39 14 2,706
MT 0 #41 3 1,767
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
AF Girls 0 #53 42 2,402
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
AF 0 #59 18 1,883
LU 0 #61 6 2,830
MV Boys 0 #63 15 3,375
CN 0 #67 19 3,857
AO 0 #70 8 2,729
GE Girls 0 #70 36 1,564
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
QA 0 #74 27 7,011
AL 0 #75 2 2,372
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
PH 0 #75 22 5,607
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
BD 0 #82 179 5,992
LT 0 #86 3 949
BN Girls 0 #90 17 5,459
DZ 0 #90 9,729 20,130
TW 0 #90 11 4,523
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
SD 0 #94 9 2,130
OM 0 #96 21 6,215
ID Girls 0 #98 5 3,319
GE Boys 0 #102 9 2,055
TN 0 #102 6,109 13,765
KW 0 #103 14 5,216
BD Boys 0 #105 1,484 10,045
OM Girls 0 #105 349 15,987
IQ 0 #110 20 3,533
EC 0 #114 8 2,502
BN Boys 0 #116 18 6,332
BW Girls 0 #116 33 4,216
EE Boys 0 #116 10 2,087
BW Boys 0 #119 31 4,685
MO Girls 0 #121 142 7,056
QA Girls 0 #124 209 15,378
AZ Boys 0 #127 5 1,400
LT Boys 0 #130 21 2,166
ID Boys 0 #132 4 4,130
PA 0 #132 7 3,797
Norway Girls 2005 #133 4 525
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
RS Girls 0 #134 4 1,651
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
SA Girls 0 #136 1,772 25,931
EE Girls 0 #137 6 1,888
CN Boys 0 #138 231 9,639
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
EG Girls 0 #142 4,795 14,742
SG Girls 0 #142 775 18,916
EG Boys 0 #147 4,541 15,035
MT Girls 0 #148 6 3,773
AE 0 #151 27 10,220
MO Boys 0 #153 71 5,842
HK Girls 0 #158 987 16,104
CR 0 #159 7 5,526
HR 0 #160 20 2,081
HK Boys 0 #161 876 12,905
LU Girls 0 #161 25 4,850
Germany 0 #162 390 2,542
PL Boys 0 #162 252 6,459
SI Girls 0 #162 13 2,769
PR Girls 0 #165 3 3,171
Austria 0 #167 47 850
CZ 0 #170 16 3,154
BD Girls 0 #172 251 8,413
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
AR 0 #175 12 2,915
PL 0 #175 39 2,600
UY 0 #175 8 2,477
EG 0 #177 354 6,387
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
CN Girls 0 #180 207 8,829
SA 0 #183 113 10,560
LY 0 #184 539 12,703
LT Girls 0 #185 10 1,904
PL Girls 0 #185 293 5,096
AO Girls 0 #190 20 4,575
RU 0 #190 5 3,641
PH Girls 0 #191 222 13,098
NA Girls 0 #195 30 7,146
IR 0 #196 34 4,221
TW Boys 0 #197 45 7,111
HK 0 #200 162 8,483
IQ Girls 0 #200 412 11,303
SG 0 #201 69 11,010
TW Girls 0 #201 77 8,139
JP Girls 0 #202 44 6,592
LU Boys 0 #202 17 4,970
SI Boys 0 #205 7 3,402
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
AL Girls 0 #212 11 4,141
KW Girls 0 #212 349 19,177
AF Boys 0 #214 57 3,535
EC Girls 0 #214 26 3,650
AO Boys 0 #215 28 5,568
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
HR Boys 0 #219 40 3,997
HU Girls 0 #222 4 3,308
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
OM Boys 0 #225 1,211 17,948
HR Girls 0 #226 64 3,687
BG Girls 0 #227 5 3,559
MA 0 #230 4,572 20,986
Germany Girls 0 #241 1,310 4,949
GH 0 #241 8 5,396
CZ Boys 0 #242 63 6,530
GR Girls 0 #242 8 6,293
EC Boys 0 #244 3 3,322
BH 0 #245 352 17,937
Germany Boys 0 #245 1,673 5,697
PT 0 #247 4 4,161
NA Boys 0 #248 6 6,830
Austria Boys 0 #249 219 2,180
SD Girls 0 #249 98 7,678
JO Girls 0 #256 70 7,570
Austria Girls 0 #257 176 1,885
IR Boys 0 #257 457 10,162
YE 0 #257 129 8,639
AL Boys 0 #262 37 5,122
IR Girls 0 #262 334 8,334
MY 0 #264 67 12,352
AE Girls 0 #266 311 20,968
GR Boys 0 #267 7 6,912
NG 0 #269 4 5,926
JM Girls 0 #271 8 7,507
JP Boys 0 #271 27 7,909
KZ Boys 0 #273 17 6,578
MY Girls 0 #274 1,307 24,821
Canada Girls 2020 #279 5 2,919
IL 0 #280 3 6,291
SD Boys 0 #286 167 10,523
MU Girls 0 #289 63 8,539
GH Girls 0 #290 35 6,973
CZ Girls 0 #291 52 5,378
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
KZ Girls 0 #295 26 5,862
PE 0 #296 15 6,350
MX 0 #298 119 8,339
QA Boys 0 #298 494 18,093
MU Boys 0 #301 57 8,477
DK Girls 0 #302 15 7,429
JO Boys 0 #314 64 7,057
KW Boys 0 #314 595 18,755
CM Girls 0 #317 242 11,671
GH Boys 0 #320 26 8,138
CL 0 #325 88 6,867
DK Boys 0 #325 8 7,401
BR 0 #328 18 5,969
GT 0 #330 9 5,948
MY Boys 0 #334 1,308 25,439
PH Boys 0 #335 49 11,440
IQ Boys 0 #336 429 13,071
RU Girls 0 #339 169 11,913
PT Boys 0 #340 28 7,951
NL 0 #348 44 2,481
SG Boys 0 #351 422 17,960
SA Boys 0 #358 3,606 28,008
BO 0 #362 20 6,868
UY Boys 0 #369 31 5,922
Spain 0 #370 83 2,326
Finland Girls 0 #371 21 1,368
CO 0 #377 105 7,768
Finland Boys 0 #398 30 2,041
France Girls 2012 #405 3 3,242
LB 0 #407 283 13,263
AR Boys 0 #415 53 7,628
ZA 0 #423 25 14,421
PT Girls 0 #424 28 7,952
UY Girls 0 #424 87 6,731
RU Boys 0 #447 59 12,621
GT Boys 0 #448 27 7,625
PA Girls 0 #449 33 9,861
PA Boys 0 #458 24 9,305
PS Girls 0 #459 65 10,981
MX Girls 0 #460 1,403 17,781
CR Boys 0 #465 23 10,188
SY 0 #465 295 11,684
IT 0 #468 265 4,183
CR Girls 0 #470 63 11,342
GT Girls 0 #474 32 7,500
PS Boys 0 #483 66 10,655
AE Boys 0 #485 815 22,615
AR Girls 0 #491 109 8,289
CL Boys 0 #506 165 13,390
IN Girls 0 #517 115 13,121
CM Boys 0 #522 29 12,054
BO Girls 0 #542 70 9,488
IL Boys 0 #549 59 10,983
IL Girls 0 #554 64 11,648
Spain Girls 0 #557 492 5,561
BO Boys 0 #564 29 9,244
IT Girls 0 #572 1,457 9,415
CL Girls 0 #580 286 14,098
Spain Boys 0 #616 336 5,610
CO Girls 0 #624 568 16,140
IT Boys 0 #645 1,167 10,046
BR Boys 0 #677 75 12,213
IN Boys 0 #681 339 16,750
NG Girls 0 #691 96 15,093
NL Girls 0 #701 260 5,933
MX Boys 0 #719 269 16,355
Finland Girls 2026 #727 12 3,895
BR Girls 0 #737 208 12,708
PE Boys 0 #738 141 14,506
NL Boys 0 #748 205 5,873
CO Boys 0 #750 172 15,656
PE Girls 0 #761 185 14,861
ZA Girls 0 #775 397 25,928
NG Boys 0 #820 132 16,906
ZA Boys 0 #869 320 25,619
United States Girls 2018 #919 7 9,057
TR 0 #947 270 19,440

Ma is popular in 92 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
United States
Canada
France
AE

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People also ask about Ma

Ma is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Ma is a one syllable name, pronounced /mɑ/,ma (rhymes with 'spa').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Má, Mah and Maa.
Across languages, Ma has these equivalents: May (English diminutive), 马 (Chinese character 'Ma'), Má (Vietnamese 'mother').
Yes — Ma ranked #133 in Norway in 2005, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Ma ranks highest in Norway (#133 in 2005).
Yes — 1 notable people named Ma are in our database, including Ma Huateng (Politician).