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The baby name Marya is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ˈmɑːr.jə (MAR-yə),məˈriːə (muh-REE-ə).

Marya is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: ˈmɑːr.jə (MAR-yə),məˈriːə (muh-REE-ə)

What is the meaning of the name Marya ?

The baby name Marya is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ˈmɑːr.jə (MAR-yə),məˈriːə (muh-REE-ə).

Marya is Hebrew in Origin.

With roots in multiple traditions, Marya is both a Slavic and Arabic form related to the ancient name of Mary/Maria. In East Slavic languages, Marya renders Марья, a folk/literary variant of Maria; in Arabic (Māriyah/مارية), it names a woman associated with early Islamic history. Ultimately connected to the Hebrew/Aramaic Maryam (Miriam), its debated meanings include “beloved,” “wished-for child,” and “sea of bitterness”; in classical Arabic, māriyah also connotes “fair, bright.”

Usage spans Russia and Ukraine - familiar from Pushkin’s Marya Mironova - across the Middle East and South Asia via Islamic heritage. Variants and cognates include Maria, Mary, Mariya, Maryia, Marija, Maryam, Mariam, Miriam, Māriyah, and Mariyah; Slavic diminutives include Masha and Marusya. Spellings vary by transliteration, giving Marya a timeless, cross-cultural profile with a subtly different sound while retaining the devotional and familial resonances of its parent forms.

Marya has the following similar or variant Names

Marya – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AF Girls 0 #72 23 2,402
AF 0 #74 3 1,883
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
MD Girls 0 #90 3 865
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
BN Girls 0 #109 6 5,459
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
CY Girls 0 #118 8 3,755
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
IQ 0 #125 9 3,533
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
GR 0 #132 4 3,911
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
IQ Girls 0 #147 604 11,303
MT Girls 0 #151 3 3,773
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
RU 0 #176 14 3,641
Sweden Girls 2022 #178 2 1,568
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AE 0 #184 4 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
JO Girls 0 #202 135 7,570
BG Girls 0 #209 15 3,559
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
PS 0 #223 4 5,692
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
NA Girls 0 #233 5 7,146
BD 0 #238 4 5,992
GR Girls 0 #244 6 6,293
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
EC Girls 0 #255 4 3,650
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
TW Girls 0 #259 18 8,139
SD Girls 0 #266 80 7,678
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
OM Girls 0 #272 125 15,987
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
RU Girls 0 #274 276 11,913
Canada Girls 2023 #275 5 2,824
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
QA Girls 0 #288 29 15,378
KZ Girls 0 #290 31 5,862
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
GT 0 #303 12 5,948
SA 0 #307 6 10,560
DK Girls 0 #327 3 7,429
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
BR 0 #329 17 5,969
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
France Girls 2021 #339 67 3,185
MU Girls 0 #340 12 8,539
YE 0 #348 34 8,639
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
PH Girls 0 #380 11 13,098
LY 0 #382 157 12,703
JO Boys 0 #385 5 7,057
SY 0 #385 419 11,684
BD Girls 0 #400 7 8,413
MX 0 #401 13 8,339
AE Girls 0 #404 150 20,968
EG 0 #404 9 6,387
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
MA 0 #416 1,366 20,986
PT Girls 0 #416 36 7,952
PS Girls 0 #421 103 10,981
CL 0 #431 4 6,867
KW Girls 0 #433 83 19,177
IR Girls 0 #435 96 8,334
Spain 0 #438 15 2,326
BR Girls 0 #439 747 12,708
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
CO 0 #468 13 7,768
PA Girls 0 #470 12 9,861
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
SA Girls 0 #480 496 25,931
GT Girls 0 #485 21 7,500
BH 0 #495 59 17,937
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
RU Boys 0 #522 5 12,621
UY Girls 0 #529 8 6,731
IL Girls 0 #535 83 11,648
DZ 0 #536 907 20,130
CM Girls 0 #552 9 11,671
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
LB 0 #559 100 13,263
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
SG Girls 0 #565 22 18,916
CR Girls 0 #569 5 11,342
AR Girls 0 #571 29 8,289
HK Girls 0 #592 24 16,104
BO Girls 0 #602 10 9,488
IQ Boys 0 #603 65 13,071
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
IN Girls 0 #616 16 13,121
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
EG Girls 0 #653 324 14,742
IT 0 #694 21 4,183
TN 0 #695 135 13,765
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
Finland Girls 2026 #716 23 3,895
BR Boys 0 #732 20 12,213
QA Boys 0 #736 8 18,093
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
MX Girls 0 #747 526 17,781
Spain Girls 0 #754 232 5,561
NG Girls 0 #762 25 15,093
Germany Girls 0 #798 41 4,949
KW Boys 0 #798 9 18,755
CL Girls 0 #807 45 14,098
IT Girls 0 #862 680 9,415
PE Girls 0 #865 79 14,861
EG Boys 0 #866 21 15,035
OM Boys 0 #869 13 17,948
MY Girls 0 #877 118 24,821
United States Girls 2024 #900 17 8,487
CO Girls 0 #909 170 16,140
NL Girls 0 #911 45 5,933
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
MX Boys 0 #973 10 16,355
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
TR 0 #1,064 148 19,440
AE Boys 0 #1,072 21 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,180 3 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,230 7 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,456 16 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,552 63 28,008

Marya is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
Sweden
AE

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People also ask about Marya

Marya is predominantly a girl's name.
Marya is a 3 syllable name, pronounced ˈmɑːr.jə (MAR-yə),məˈriːə (muh-REE-ə).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Maria, Mariya, Mariya, Marija, Mariah and Marie.
Yes — Marya ranked #178 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Marya ranks highest in Sweden (#178 in 2022).
Marya's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #392 in 2011 to #339 in 2021 in France.