National Maria Day 2023: Date, History, Facts, Activities

National Maria Day is annually observed on May 8. It is a day to celebrate everyone named Maria. The feminine form of the Roman name Marius is Maria. It is also derived from Maryam or Mariam in the Hebrew language, where it signifies “bitter” or “rebellious.” Following the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire, Maria became the Latinized form of Mary, the name of Jesus’ mother. The name is also spelt Mariah, Marie, Marija, and Mariya.

The background of National Maria Day

Since the 1800s, Maria has been a prominent name. While Maria is primarily a feminine name, there are some masculine Marias, the majority of whom were born in the 1980s. Due to its Christian roots, the name is not associated with a specific country, so it is used in every country with a significant Christian population. Maria is the eighteenth most common name in the United States, with an estimated population of 1,711,118.

According to 100 years of data from the U.S. Social Security Administration (S.S.A. ), Maria is used almost exclusively as a female first name. In addition, for every 100,000 Americans, there are 536.64 Marias. The majority of those who share the name are Hispanic (66.7%), followed by White (26.3%), Black (2.7%), Asian or Pacific Islander (2.8%), individuals of mixed race (0.4%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (0.4%). Consequently, you are more likely to encounter a Hispanic individual named Maria than a White individual with the same name.

California has the most Marias in the United States, 514,594 to be exact. It is also the state in which you are most likely to encounter one, as 1,326.19 out of every 100,000 Californians share the name.

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NATIONAL MARIA DAY ACTIVITIES

I wish Maria success.

Do you know a Maria? Greetings on National Maria Day! A sincere greeting goes very far.

Make friends with a Maria

Does your class or workplace contain a Maria that you do not know very well? Today is the ideal time to make friends with them! You can bond over the new name-related information you’ve learned.

Spread knowledge

Raise awareness of the significance of the day. Post about it on social media and congratulate your Maria connections.

5 FACTS ON MARIAH CAREY

The name Carey was derived from the song “They Call the Wind Maria” from the musical “Paint Your Waggon.”

The tune ‘Emotions’ showcases four of her five octaves of vocal range.

Camp Mariah is the moniker of the Fresh Air Fund’s Career Awareness Programme camp to honour her 1994 election to the board of directors.

Carey requested LaBelle to be her godmother, and LaBelle agreed.

She spends thousands of dollars annually on spa treatments for her eight dogs and transports them to a five-star “canine vacation” at the Paw Seasons doggy hotel in Bristol via private jet.

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