Mareya
Mareya is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1860. It is native to tropical western and central Africa.Uses
Meaning & Origin of Mareya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mareya is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1860. It is native to tropical western and central Africa.Uses
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The Story of Mareya
Mareya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 11 Mareyas were born — ranking #10,129 that year. As of 2026, Mareya ranks #13,455 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 75 Mareyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mareya
Mareya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 75 births in the dataset. Mareya's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #10,129. Use the chart and map above to compare Mareya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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