Given name & surname
Maris
“woman of the sea”
Maris is a variant of Marissa. One Latin interpretation is “woman of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maris is a variant of Marissa. One Latin interpretation is “woman of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maris is a variant of Marissa. An origin associated with Marissa is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Maris is a diminutive of Mária.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,903
- 232 boys · 2,671 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 68 babies
- 2025
- 48
- #3,280 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,280 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,649 as a first name in 2020; 1,762 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maris’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Maris is a diminutive of Mária. In Estonian usage, Maris has a related form in Maria. In Dutch usage, Maris has a conventional equivalent in the German form Maria.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Maris has relatives in 5 languages.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maris
- Maris LauriEstonian politician and economist (born 1966)
- Maris WrixonAmerican actress (1916-1999)
- Maris RacalPhilippine actressborn 1997
- Maris4th-century Christian Arian leader201–400
- Maris MägiEstonian athletics competitor (born 1987)
- Maris ValainisAmerican actorborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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