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Maria

in California

There are 214,370 people with the first name "Maria" in California.

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Ranking in California

NameRank
Maria 6
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  1. is 2nd most common Robert
  2. is 3rd most common Michael
  3. is 4th most common David
  4. is 5th most common James
  5. is 6th most common Maria
  6. is 7th most common Jose
  7. is 8th most common Richard
  8. is 9th most common William
  9. is 10th most common Mary

Similar Names and Nicknames

Marie, Mariah, Mari, Mario, Mariya, Mariea, Mary, Mariaa, Mariae, Mariee

Most Common Last Names for Maria

Garcia, Hernandez, Lopez, Gonzalez, Rodriguez, Martinez, Ramirez, Sanchez, Perez, Flores

Meaning & History

(female) Latin form of Mary. It arose as a back-formation from the early Christian female name Mariam, which was taken as a Latin accusative case. In fact, however, it is an indeclinable Aramaic alternative form of the Hebrew name Miriam. In the English-speaking world Maria is a learned revival dating from the 18th century, pronounced both ‘ma-ree-a’ and, more traditionally, ‘ma-rye-a’. This form of the name is also in common use in most European languages, either as the main local form of the name, as in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, and Czech, or as a learned doublet of a vernacular form. In Spain not only is the name María itself enormously common, but a large number of Marian epithets and words associated with the cult of the Virgin are also used as female given names. Maria is also used as a male name in combinations such as Gianmaria (Italian) and José María (Spanish).

Short form: Ria.

Recent Searches for "Maria" in California

Since June 2009
38,131

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Maria Garcia, CA (989 searches)
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