Fun Facts About the Name Marea
- 619 babies named Marea: U.S. records list 619 babies given the name Marea from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Marea Mean?
Marea is an English feminine name generally treated as a variant of Maria, the Latin form of the Greek name Μαρία, which comes from Hebrew Miriam. The meaning of Miriam is uncertain: traditional explanations include "bitter" and "beloved," but these are customary interpretations rather than a settled translation. The devotional title Stella Maris, "Star of the Sea," is a symbolic reading of Maria, not a literal etymology. Marea also resembles Latin mare ("sea") and the Italian and Spanish word marea ("tide"), but there is no secure evidence that the given name developed from those words.
Marea Name History & Origins
Maria is the Latin form of the Greek name Μαρία, used in the New Testament for Mary, the mother of Jesus. Through Latin Christian tradition, Maria and its variants spread across Europe and later into English-speaking countries. Marea belongs to that family of forms in English, where the spelling with ea distinguishes it from the older Maria while preserving a similar sound and structure.
The form also coincides with the Italian and Spanish noun marea, "tide," and with the definite form of Romanian mare, "sea." Those coincidences may encourage a sea-related interpretation, but they do not establish a separate origin for the name. Marea is distinct from Mara, a separate biblical name whose etymology is also debated.
How Popular is the Name Marea?
Marea has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1972. Its best rank was #1,529 in 1895.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,701 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #16,748 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #16,832 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #10,035 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #14,932 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #17,247 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #12,348 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,456 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #18,240 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #14,103 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #12,992 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #14,275 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #16,244 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #16,507 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #13,357 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #11,135 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #7,763 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #17,805 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #17,386 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #11,788 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #16,953 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #8,941 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #10,021 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #15,635 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,123 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #8,488 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #11,298 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #9,220 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #12,729 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,757 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #8,943 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #12,469 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #12,052 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #7,848 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #8,607 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,759 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #6,594 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #6,492 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #6,205 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #5,401 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #8,792 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #5,802 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #5,207 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #6,426 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #4,015 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #5,826 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #5,279 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #8,174 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #5,456 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #4,199 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #5,599 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #4,841 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,941 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #4,742 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,921 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #5,022 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #5,983 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #5,194 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,351 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #3,954 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #4,448 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #5,300 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #5,904 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #4,579 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #5,033 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1932 | #4,219 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #4,532 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #5,316 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #4,278 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #4,283 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #4,290 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,828 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #3,414 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #3,660 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #3,982 | 5 | 0.0007% |
| 1905 | #2,125 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1904 | #2,061 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| 1895 | #1,529 | 6 | 0.0026% |
| 1892 | #1,581 | 5 | 0.0024% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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