The baby name Marija is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmarija/ (MAH-ree-yah).
The baby name Marija is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmarija/ (MAH-ree-yah).
Marija is in Origin.
Marija is the South Slavic and Baltic form of Maria/Mary, from Hebrew Miryam via Greek Maria and Latin Maria. The j marks the palatal glide /y/ in languages such as Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bosnian, Lithuanian and Latvian. Meanings proposed for Miryam range from “beloved” or “wished‑for child” to “rebellious” or “sea of bitterness”; Christian tradition also associates it with “star of the sea.”
Used across Slavic- and Baltic-speaking lands since Christianization, Marija owes its popularity to devotion to the Virgin Mary; many bearers observe name days on Marian feasts like 15 August (Assumption) or 25 March (Annunciation). It ranked among the most common female names in Croatia and Serbia throughout the 20th century and remains familiar today. International and regional variants include Maria, Mary, Marie, Mária, Mariya/Mariia, and Maryja. Diminutives and related forms include Mara, Marica, Marika, Maja, Maruša (Slovene), and Marijana/Marijela.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2021 | #1 | — | 897 |
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #2 | 1,523 | 1,651 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #3 | 8,014 | 3,687 |
| RS | 0 | #3 | 271 | 923 | |
| HR | 0 | #5 | 911 | 2,081 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #15 | 383 | 2,769 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #36 | 596 | 1,904 |
| MT | 0 | #37 | 7 | 1,767 | |
| LT | 0 | #43 | 48 | 949 | |
| CY | 0 | #57 | 4 | 1,632 | |
| SI | 0 | #59 | 21 | 1,612 | |
| AL | 0 | #74 | 3 | 2,372 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| BG | 0 | #81 | 2 | 1,799 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #84 | 71 | 3,773 |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| QA | 0 | #101 | 6 | 7,011 | |
| HU | 0 | #114 | 2 | 1,675 | |
| Norway | Girls | 2024 | #118 | 4 | 444 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #120 | 19 | 1,888 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #122 | 4 | 3,755 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #130 | 25 | 2,277 |
| GR | 0 | #133 | 3 | 3,911 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #143 | 533 | 1,885 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #147 | 5 | 2,166 |
| Austria | 0 | #154 | 61 | 850 | |
| AE | 0 | #167 | 11 | 10,220 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #176 | 4 | 1,568 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #176 | 10 | 4,850 |
| CZ | 0 | #179 | 8 | 3,154 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| RU | 0 | #188 | 7 | 3,641 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #201 | 62 | 3,997 |
| DK | 0 | #202 | 5 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #208 | 4 | 3,402 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #211 | 13 | 3,308 |
| PL | 0 | #211 | 2 | 2,600 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #212 | 145 | 5,378 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #224 | 8 | 4,221 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #227 | 5 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #229 | 14 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #248 | 3 | 4,161 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #288 | 29 | 7,429 |
| Canada | Girls | 2019 | #295 | 6 | 2,976 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #322 | 33 | 5,096 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #324 | 9 | 5,862 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 140 | 11,913 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #366 | 26 | 1,368 |
| NL | 0 | #372 | 20 | 2,481 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #376 | 665 | 4,949 |
| Germany | 0 | #376 | 62 | 2,542 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #389 | 144 | 8,334 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #403 | 3 | 3,185 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #532 | 22 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #540 | 8 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #607 | 11 | 11,648 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #633 | 106 | 3,895 |
| IT | 0 | #639 | 76 | 4,183 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #828 | 759 | 9,415 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #842 | 114 | 5,933 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #962 | 22 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,128 | 14 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,161 | 16 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 11 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Marija is popular in 60 countries — most recent births per country:
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