Girl · #15,532 in 2026

Marialaura

Name: Popularity of the name Marialaura in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Marialaura, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Marialaura was a 7,318 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1945 as Empire Eddystone by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Winston Churchill. A sale to an Italian owner in 1952 saw her renamed Marialaura, serving until she was scrapped in 1966.

Current Rank

#15,532

Peak Rank

#10,836 (1997)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1997

First Year

2019

Last Year

1997

Peak Year

#10836

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Marialaura

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Origin & history

Empire Eddystone was launched on 8 December 1943 and completed in May 1944. She was placed under the management of E T Radcliff & Co Ltd , Cardiff , Glamorgan . She was allocated the United Kingdom Official Number 180084, and Code Letters GKMC. Her port of registry was West Hartlepool. In 1947, Empire Eddystone was sold to Aegean Shipping Co Ltd and renamed Winston Churchill . She was placed under the management of S G Embiricos Ltd, London . In 1952, Winston Churchill was sold to Fratelli D'Amico, Rome , Italy and renamed Marialaura . She served until May 1966, when she was scrapped at Triest

The Story of Marialaura

Marialaura first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1997, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 7 births, good for #10,836 nationwide. About 58% of every Marialaura on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Marialaura last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Where is Marialaura most common?

Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.

Italy
83%
Argentina
7%
CR
4%
VE
3%
PE
2%

Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.

Names that sound like Marialaura

Phonetically similar names — useful when Marialaura is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Mariela
Miroslava
Medullary
Middleware
Miliary
Michelina
Melagra

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Marialaura

What does the name Marialaura mean?

How popular is Marialaura in 2026?

In 2026, Marialaura ranks #15,532 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Marialaura most popular?

Marialaura reached its peak popularity in 1997, ranking #10,836 that year with 7 babies given the name.

Is Marialaura a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Marialaura is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Marialaura?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Marialaura include Jesie, Gaelen, Cherub. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Marialaura

Marialaura is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Marialaura's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #10,836. Use the chart and map above to compare Marialaura'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.