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María

girl name · Spanish origin · 3 syllables

Meaning

traditionally linked to the Virgin Mary; bitter, or of the sea; the ever-present Spanish classic, woven into countless compound names like María del Carmen

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. María peaked in the 1980s.

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