Fun Facts About the Name Mareya
- 82 babies named Mareya: U.S. records list 82 babies given the name Mareya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mareya Mean?
Mareya is a feminine given name whose meaning is not securely established. It is sometimes treated as a spelling of Maria or Mariya, but the similarity of forms does not by itself prove a shared origin. If the name is a variant of Maria, its meaning depends on the Hebrew name Miriam, whose etymology is disputed; proposed senses include "bitter" and "beloved." No independent meaning is well documented for the exact spelling Mareya.
Mareya Name History & Origins
The spelling Mareya has little documented history of its own. It is used as a feminine given name in English, and it is often understood alongside Maria and Mariya, forms traditionally connected with the Hebrew Miriam. In Christian tradition, Maria became the Latin form of the name of Jesus's mother and spread widely in Europe; Mariya is a common form in Slavic and Arabic-speaking regions.
Mareya is not the usual form in the major European languages where Maria and Mariya are common. Its use appears in the modern English-speaking world, but the exact route by which it developed is not clearly recorded. There is no reliable evidence that a particular literary work or public figure established the name.
How Popular is the Name Mareya?
Mareya 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 2007. Its best rank was #10,162 in 1996.
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 | #12,702 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #14,515 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #16,639 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #17,103 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #17,249 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #13,587 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #15,535 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #15,710 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #16,084 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #18,824 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #10,568 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #19,002 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,162 | 8 | 0.0005% |
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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