María

«Beloved of God; lady»

María says it plainly. A name of Hebrew origin whose meaning has traveled intact to this day.

Its expression number is 6 — Venus's terrain. Loving, harmonious and devoted to home. That is why María tends to convey love, harmony and care.

Three numbers, three layers of María:

Expression 6 · Venus: Loving, harmonious and devoted to home.

Soul 11 · Master 11: beneath the surface, its compass points to inspiration and meaning.

Personality 4 · Uranus: people meeting them sense a presence that is reliable and grounded.

Hebrew is the language of the Bible and one of the richest sources of names with deep spiritual meaning. María belongs to that family: it means «Beloved of God; lady» and still says it with the same force. By its number 6, María is linked to the day Friday, the color Pink, the element Earth and the stone Rose quartz.

María is holding steady. Between 2020 and 2025, 16,862 girls named María were registered in the U.S., at rank #93, according to the Social Security Administration.

Its position has barely moved since last decade (rank #99): the stability of a name that doesn't depend on trends.

It has ranked in the top 200 continuously since the 1980s: over four decades among the favorites.

Source: Social Security Administration (U.S.), official records by decade, as of 2026.

A good name is chosen with the ear and the heart. María brings the heart («Beloved of God; lady»); you bring the ear: say it out loud with your last name. And for that final doubt, there is Astra's compatibility.

History. Mary/María comes from the Hebrew Miriam. As the name of the mother of Jesus, it became one of the most widespread names in the West.

✦ Did you know? Because of its popularity, María gives rise to countless compound names: María José, María Fernanda, and many more.

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