The name María observes its name day on August 15 in Spain.
María is the highly popular Spanish and Portuguese iteration of the foundational name Mary, consistently dominating naming charts globally, especially in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. Its Hebrew origin, Miryam, carries interpretations such as “star of the sea” or “wished-for child,” reflecting deep religious and historical roots. In the USA, María maintains a strong presence within Spanish-speaking communities, affirming its classic status. The name is almost exclusively feminine, though cultural exceptions permit its use in male compound names like Juan María. It projects an elegant, traditional, and lyrical mood, embodying both strength and grace.
| Country | Day | Month | Names |
 Austria | 1 | January | Maria, Wilhelm |
 Italy | 2 | January | Maria Madre di Dio |
 Spain | 17 | January | Alba, Antonio, Mariana, Mariano, Alfredo |
 Russia | 19 | January | Lidia, Maria |
 Poland | 23 | January | Emerencja, Ildefons, Jan, Klemens, Maria, Rajmund, Rajmunda, Wrócisława |
| Spain | 23 | January | Alberto, Ildefonso, Alberta, Armando, María Paz, Xenia |
| Poland | 2 | February | Joanna, Korneliusz, Maria, Miłosława |
| Russia | 8 | February | Maria |
| Poland | 11 | February | Adolf, Adolfa, Adolfina, Alf, Bernadetta, Dezydery, Eufrozyna, Łazarz, Lucjan, Maria, Olgierd, Świętomira |
 Ukraine | 16 | February | Marianna, Theodore |
| Italy | 18 | February | Marianna, Severa |
| Russia | 19 | February | Maria |
 Greece | 28 | February | Marianna, Kyra |
 Sweden | 28 | February | Maria |
| Austria | 15 | March | Klemens, Clemens, Maria, Luise |
 Bulgaria | 25 | March | Blagovest, Blagovesta, Blagoi, Blaga, Blago, Blaguna, Bonka, Boncho, Marian, Mariana, Blazhe, Evangelina, Vangel, Dobri, Dobrina, Dobrinka |
 Czechia | 25 | March | Marian |
 Estonia | 25 | March | Maria, Marie, Maarja, Marja, Marje, Marjo, Marju, Mari, Marili, Marika, Maari, Maarika, Manni |
 Norway | 25 | March | Mari, Maria, Marie |
| Poland | 25 | March | Dyzma, Ireneusz, Lucja, Łucja, Lutomysł, Maria, Mariola, Wieńczysław |
 Slovakia | 25 | March | Marián |
| Russia | 31 | March | Maria |
| Sweden | 4 | April | Marianne, Marlene |
| Italy | 5 | April | Vincenzo Maria Strambi |
| Italy | 9 | April | Maria di Cleofa |
| Poland | 14 | April | Berenike, Julianna, Justyn, Maria, Myślimir, Tyburcjusz, Walerian, Waleriana |
| Russia | 14 | April | Maria |
 Denmark | 16 | April | Mariane |
| Poland | 26 | April | Artemon, Klaudiusz, Klet, Marcelin, Marcelina, Maria, Marzena, Spycimir |
| Poland | 28 | April | Arystarch, Maria, Paweł, Przybyczest, Waleria, Witalis |
| Poland | 30 | April | Bartłomiej, Chwalisława, Eutropiusz, Jakub, Katarzyna, Lilla, Marian |
| Sweden | 30 | April | Mariana |
| Poland | 3 | May | Aleksander, Antonina, Maria, Mariola, Świętosława |
| Poland | 24 | May | Cieszysława, Estera, Jan, Joanna, Maria, Mokij, Wincenty, Zula, Zuzanna |
| Poland | 25 | May | Epifan, Grzegorz, Imisława, Maria Magdalena, Urban |
| Poland | 26 | May | Beda, Filip, Marianna, Paulina, Więcemił, Wilhelmina |
| Poland | 29 | May | Bogusława, Maksymilian, Maria Magdalena, Teodor, Teodozja |
| Poland | 2 | June | Efrem, Erazm, Eugeniusz, Marcelin, Maria, Marianna, Mikołaj, Nicefor, Piotr, Racisław |
| Austria | 8 | June | Elga, Maria, Medardus |
| Austria | 9 | June | Annamaria, Ephraim, Grazia |
| Poland | 13 | June | Antoni, Chociemir, Herman, Lucjan, Maria Magdalena, Tobiasz |
| Russia | 20 | June | Maria, Valeria |
| Russia | 22 | June | Maria |
| Poland | 27 | June | Maria Magdalena, Władysław, Władysława, Włodzisław |
 Hungary | 1 | July | Tihamér, Annamária |
| Poland | 1 | July | Aaron, Bogusław, Halina, Klarysa, Marian, Niegosława, Teobald |
 Finland | 2 | July | Maria, Maija, Mari, Meeri, Kukka-Maaria, Maaria, Maiju, Maikki, Marika, Riia |
| Poland | 2 | July | Juda, Maria, Martynian, Otto, Piotr, Urban |
| Italy | 5 | July | Antonio Maria Zaccaria |
| Italy | 6 | July | Maria Goretti |
 France | 9 | July | Amandine, Hermine, Iphigénie, Marianne |
| Poland | 16 | July | Andrzej, Benedykt, Dziersław, Dzierżysław, Eustachiusz, Eustachy, Faust, Maria Magdalena, Marika, Ostap, Ruta, Stefan |
| Poland | 17 | July | Aleksander, Aleksy, Andrzej, Bogdan, Dzierżykraj, Januaria, Julietta, Leon, Marceli, Marcelina, Maria Magdalena |
| Austria | 22 | July | Maria Magdalena |
| Denmark | 22 | July | Magdalene, Maria |
| Italy | 22 | July | Maria Maddalena |
| Poland | 22 | July | Albin, Bolesława, Bolisława, Laurencjusz, Maria Magdalena, Milenia, Pankracy, Wawrzyniec, Więcemiła |
| Poland | 29 | July | Beatrice, Beatrycze, Beatryks, Cierpisław, Faustyn, Konstantyn, Lucylla, Maria, Marta, Olaf, Serafina, Urban |
| Italy | 1 | August | Alfonso Maria de' Liguori |
| Poland | 2 | August | Alfons, Alfonsyna, Borzysława, Gustaw, Ilia, Karina, Maria, Stefan |
| Italy | 4 | August | Giovanni Maria Vianney |
| Poland | 4 | August | Alfred, Arystarch, Dominik, Maria, Mironieg, Protazy |
| Russia | 4 | August | Maria |
| Spain | 4 | August | Juan María Vianney |
| Poland | 5 | August | Cyriak, Emil, Karolin, Maria, Nonna, Oswald, Oswalda, Stanisława |
| Bulgaria | 15 | August | Mara, Marian, Mariana, Maria, Mariyan, Masha, Mika, Mira, Mario, Despina, Panaiot |
| Finland | 15 | August | Marjatta, Marja, Jaana, Marianna, Marianne, Marita, Maritta, Marjaana, Marjo, Marjukka, Marjut, Jatta, Marju |
| Greece | 15 | August | Mary, Marcy, Maria, Despina, Marios, Panagiotis, Panagiota, Simela, Crystal |
| Hungary | 15 | August | Mária |
| Poland | 15 | August | Maria, Napoleon, Stefan, Stella, Trzebimir |
 USA | 15 | August | Madonna, Malia, Mara, Maria, Mariah, Marian, Mariana, Maribel, Marie, Marisa, Marissa, Maritza, Marla, Mary, Maryann, Mimi, Miriam, Mitzy, Molly, Napoleon, Polly |
| Poland | 22 | August | Cezary, Dalegor, Fabrycjan, Fabrycy, Hipolit, Hipolita, Maria, Namysław, Oswald, Oswalda, Tymoteusz, Zygfryd |
| Poland | 26 | August | Dobroniega, Joanna, Konstanty, Maksym, Maria, Wiktorian, Zefir, Zefiryn, Zefiryna |
| Slovakia | 7 | September | Marianna |
| Czechia | 8 | September | Mariana |
| Estonia | 8 | September | Mariann, Marianna, Marianne |
| Hungary | 8 | September | Mária, Adrienn |
| Poland | 8 | September | Adrian, Adrianna, Klementyna, Maria, Nestor, Radosław, Radosława |
| Ukraine | 8 | September | Maria, Mary |
| Austria | 12 | September | Gerfried, Maria |
| Hungary | 12 | September | Mária |
| Poland | 12 | September | Amadeusz, Amedeusz, Cyrus, Gwidon, Maria, Piotr, Radzimir, Sylwin |
| Slovakia | 12 | September | Mária |
| Spain | 12 | September | Dulce, María de Lluc |
| Poland | 15 | September | Albin, Budzigniew, Maria, Nikodem |
 Latvia | 20 | September | Guntra, Marianna |
| Poland | 24 | September | Gerard, Gerarda, Gerhard, Maria, Teodor, Tomir, Uniegost |
| Austria | 7 | October | Jörg, Justina, Rosa Maria |
| Poland | 7 | October | Amalia, Justyna, Marek, Maria, Rościsława, Stefan, Tekla |
| Poland | 11 | October | Aldona, Brunon, Burchard, Dobromiła, Emil, Emilian, Emiliusz, Germanik, Maria, Marian, Placydia |
| Spain | 16 | October | Margarita, María Alacoque |
| Poland | 17 | October | Lucyna, Małgorzata, Marian, Sulisława, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz |
| Italy | 24 | October | Antonio Maria Claret |
| Spain | 24 | October | Antonio María Claret |
| Hungary | 1 | November | Marianna |
| Poland | 16 | November | Aureliusz, Dionizy, Edmund, Gertruda, Leon, Marek, Maria, Niedamir, Otomar, Paweł, Piotr |
| Greece | 21 | November | Soultana, Despina, Maria, Virginia |
| Norway | 21 | November | Mariann, Marianne |
| Poland | 21 | November | Albert, Alberta, Albertyna, Janusz, Konrad, Konrada, Maria, Piotr, Regina, Rena, Rufus, Twardosław, Wiesław |
| Spain | 3 | December | Francisco Javier, María del Sol |
| Hungary | 8 | December | Mária |
| Poland | 8 | December | Boguwola, Klement, Maria, Światozar, Wirginiusz |
| Poland | 10 | December | Andrzej, Daniel, Judyta, Julia, Maria, Radzisława |
| Ukraine | 10 | December | Angeline, Marian |