Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Marea isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 620
- 0 boys · 620 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,701 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,701 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 770 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.
Marea’s family of names
Marea has a related form in Maria. Marea has a related form in Marie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marea
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Marea, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marci
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% girls
Marti
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war” · “lady”
18% boys · 82% girls
Marlena
Marlena is a feminine given name. It is used in English, Polish, Catalan, and Faroese.
>99% girls
Malinda
“one who is sweet and gentle”
>99% girls
Marcy
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% girls
Marni
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls
Marcie
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% girls
Mirna
“one who is much loved”
>99% girls