Maria

Maria is a female given name: 94% of people named Maria are women, and it is recorded as female in 28 of the 38 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 6%Female 94%

Maria · Mária · María

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 6% male / 94% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Spain, Portugal
Also spelled: Mária, María
US births since 1880: 4,238 male / 543,324 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Maria

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Maria," in English, "Guten Tag Maria," in German. Maria is a female given name: about 94% of people named Maria are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Maria,

German

Guten Tag Maria,

French

Bonjour Maria,

Spanish

Estimado/a Maria:

Chinese

Maria您好：

Japanese

Maria様

English

Hi Maria,

German

Hi Maria,

French

Salut Maria,

Spanish

Hola Maria,

Chinese

Maria你好：

Japanese

Mariaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Maria by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	1%
Spain	very common	woman's name	12%
Portugal	very common	woman's name	12%
Greece	very common	woman's name	2%
Italy	very common	woman's name	12%
Malta	very common	woman's name	12%
Romania	very common	woman's name	2%
Slovakia	very common	woman's name	2%
Austria	very common	woman's name	12%
Belgium	very common	woman's name	12%
Bulgaria	very common	woman's name	2%
Hungary	very common	woman's name	2%

Show all 38 countries

Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Luxembourg	very common	woman's name	2%
Moldova	very common	woman's name	2%
Poland	very common	woman's name	2%
Switzerland	common	woman's name	12%
Iceland	common	woman's name	2%
Russia	common	woman's name	2%
Sweden	common	woman's name	2%
Belarus	common	woman's name	2%
Germany	common	woman's name	12%
Denmark	common	woman's name	2%
Finland	common	woman's name	2%
Ireland	common	woman's name	2%
East Frisia	common	woman's name	12%
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	common	woman's name	2%
Ukraine	common	woman's name	2%
Estonia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
France	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Great Britain	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Israel	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Netherlands	uncommon	woman's name	12%
Armenia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Georgia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Norway	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Azerbaijan	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Czech Republic	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Albania	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

4,238 male · 543,324 female · 547,562 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Maria a male or female name?

Maria is a female given name: 94% of people named Maria are women, and it is recorded as female in 28 of the 38 countries covered.

How do I address Maria in an email?

Is Maria a unisex name?

Maria is not a unisex name: 6% of people named Maria are men. Maria leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Maria a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maria (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_maria,
  title  = {Is Maria a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maria},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}