Given name
Maraya
“one who is worthy of admiration”
Maraya is a variant of Mireya. In Spanish use, Mireya carries the interpretation “one who is worthy of admiration.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maraya is a variant of Mireya. In Spanish use, Mireya carries the interpretation “one who is worthy of admiration.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maraya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 935
- 0 boys · 935 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #5,054 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,054 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 58 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 821 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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