The name Maria is honored through an extensive number of name days celebrated across multiple countries, indicating its wide cultural relevance. Celebrations are particularly numerous in Poland, which observes Maria's name day dozens of times throughout the calendar year, alongside frequent recognition in Russia and Austria. Other key countries hosting celebrations include Spain, Greece, Hungary, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Major observation dates include January 1st, August 15th, and September 12th, demonstrating a continuous presence throughout the entire year.
Maria is a classic feminine name derived from the Latin form of the ancient Hebrew name Miryam. In the USA, it remains a consistently popular choice, especially among culturally diverse communities, reflecting its deep historical significance worldwide. The name's origin is frequently interpreted to mean "star of the sea," giving it a guiding and uplifting connotation. Historically, its widespread adoption followed the spread of Christianity, making it one of the most widely used names globally. Maria is functionally a female name that projects a strong yet elegant mood, associated with sincerity and timeless dignity.
| Country | Day | Month | Names |
 Austria | 1 | January | Maria, Wilhelm |
 Russia | 19 | January | Lidia, Maria |
 Poland | 23 | January | Emerencja, Ildefons, Jan, Klemens, Maria, Rajmund, Rajmunda, Wrócisława |
| 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 |
| Russia | 19 | February | Maria |
 Sweden | 28 | February | Maria |
| Austria | 15 | March | Klemens, Clemens, Maria, Luise |
 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 |
| Russia | 31 | March | Maria |
| Poland | 14 | April | Berenike, Julianna, Justyn, Maria, Myślimir, Tyburcjusz, Walerian, Waleriana |
| Russia | 14 | April | Maria |
| Poland | 26 | April | Artemon, Klaudiusz, Klet, Marcelin, Marcelina, Maria, Marzena, Spycimir |
| Poland | 28 | April | Arystarch, Maria, Paweł, Przybyczest, Waleria, Witalis |
| Poland | 3 | May | Aleksander, Antonina, Maria, Mariola, Świętosława |
| Poland | 24 | May | Cieszysława, Estera, Jan, Joanna, Maria, Mokij, Wincenty, Zula, Zuzanna |
| Poland | 2 | June | Efrem, Erazm, Eugeniusz, Marcelin, Maria, Marianna, Mikołaj, Nicefor, Piotr, Racisław |
| Austria | 8 | June | Elga, Maria, Medardus |
| Russia | 20 | June | Maria, Valeria |
| Russia | 22 | June | Maria |
 Finland | 2 | July | Maria, Maija, Mari, Meeri, Kukka-Maaria, Maaria, Maiju, Maikki, Marika, Riia |
| Poland | 2 | July | Juda, Maria, Martynian, Otto, Piotr, Urban |
 Denmark | 22 | July | Magdalene, Maria |
| Poland | 29 | July | Beatrice, Beatrycze, Beatryks, Cierpisław, Faustyn, Konstantyn, Lucylla, Maria, Marta, Olaf, Serafina, Urban |
| Poland | 2 | August | Alfons, Alfonsyna, Borzysława, Gustaw, Ilia, Karina, Maria, Stefan |
| Poland | 4 | August | Alfred, Arystarch, Dominik, Maria, Mironieg, Protazy |
| Russia | 4 | August | Maria |
| 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 |
 Greece | 15 | August | Mary, Marcy, Maria, Despina, Marios, Panagiotis, Panagiota, Simela, Crystal |
| 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 |
| Poland | 8 | September | Adrian, Adrianna, Klementyna, Maria, Nestor, Radosław, Radosława |
 Ukraine | 8 | September | Maria, Mary |
| Austria | 12 | September | Gerfried, Maria |
| Poland | 12 | September | Amadeusz, Amedeusz, Cyrus, Gwidon, Maria, Piotr, Radzimir, Sylwin |
| Poland | 15 | September | Albin, Budzigniew, Maria, Nikodem |
| Poland | 24 | September | Gerard, Gerarda, Gerhard, Maria, Teodor, Tomir, Uniegost |
| Poland | 7 | October | Amalia, Justyna, Marek, Maria, Rościsława, Stefan, Tekla |
| Poland | 11 | October | Aldona, Brunon, Burchard, Dobromiła, Emil, Emilian, Emiliusz, Germanik, Maria, Marian, Placydia |
| Poland | 16 | November | Aureliusz, Dionizy, Edmund, Gertruda, Leon, Marek, Maria, Niedamir, Otomar, Paweł, Piotr |
| Greece | 21 | November | Soultana, Despina, Maria, Virginia |
| Poland | 21 | November | Albert, Alberta, Albertyna, Janusz, Konrad, Konrada, Maria, Piotr, Regina, Rena, Rufus, Twardosław, Wiesław |
| Poland | 8 | December | Boguwola, Klement, Maria, Światozar, Wirginiusz |
| Poland | 10 | December | Andrzej, Daniel, Judyta, Julia, Maria, Radzisława |
| Country | Day | Month | Names |
 Italy | 2 | January | Maria Madre di Dio |
 Spain | 17 | January | Alba, Antonio, Mariana, Mariano, Alfredo |
| Spain | 23 | January | Alberto, Ildefonso, Alberta, Armando, María Paz, Xenia |
| Ukraine | 16 | February | Marianna, Theodore |
| Italy | 18 | February | Marianna, Severa |
| Greece | 28 | February | Marianna, Kyra |
| Bulgaria | 25 | March | Blagovest, Blagovesta, Blagoi, Blaga, Blago, Blaguna, Bonka, Boncho, Marian, Mariana, Blazhe, Evangelina, Vangel, Dobri, Dobrina, Dobrinka |
 Czechia | 25 | March | Marian |
 Slovakia | 25 | March | Marián |
| Sweden | 4 | April | Marianne, Marlene |
| Italy | 5 | April | Vincenzo Maria Strambi |
| Italy | 9 | April | Maria di Cleofa |
| Denmark | 16 | April | Mariane |
| Poland | 30 | April | Bartłomiej, Chwalisława, Eutropiusz, Jakub, Katarzyna, Lilla, Marian |
| Sweden | 30 | April | Mariana |
| 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 |
| Austria | 9 | June | Annamaria, Ephraim, Grazia |
| Poland | 13 | June | Antoni, Chociemir, Herman, Lucjan, Maria Magdalena, Tobiasz |
| Poland | 27 | June | Maria Magdalena, Władysław, Władysława, Włodzisław |
 Hungary | 1 | July | Tihamér, Annamária |
| Poland | 1 | July | Aaron, Bogusław, Halina, Klarysa, Marian, Niegosława, Teobald |
| 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 |
| Italy | 22 | July | Maria Maddalena |
| Poland | 22 | July | Albin, Bolesława, Bolisława, Laurencjusz, Maria Magdalena, Milenia, Pankracy, Wawrzyniec, Więcemiła |
| Italy | 1 | August | Alfonso Maria de' Liguori |
| Italy | 4 | August | Giovanni Maria Vianney |
| Spain | 4 | August | Juan María Vianney |
| Finland | 15 | August | Marjatta, Marja, Jaana, Marianna, Marianne, Marita, Maritta, Marjaana, Marjo, Marjukka, Marjut, Jatta, Marju |
| Hungary | 15 | August | Mária |
| Spain | 15 | August | Asunción, Estrella, María, Paloma, José de Calasanz |
| Slovakia | 7 | September | Marianna |
| Czechia | 8 | September | Mariana |
| Estonia | 8 | September | Mariann, Marianna, Marianne |
| Hungary | 8 | September | Mária, Adrienn |
| Hungary | 12 | September | Mária |
| Slovakia | 12 | September | Mária |
| Spain | 12 | September | Dulce, María de Lluc |
 Latvia | 20 | September | Guntra, Marianna |
| Austria | 7 | October | Jörg, Justina, Rosa Maria |
| 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 |
| Norway | 21 | November | Mariann, Marianne |
| Spain | 3 | December | Francisco Javier, María del Sol |
| Hungary | 8 | December | Mária |
| Ukraine | 10 | December | Angeline, Marian |