First Name MARA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MARA is ranked as the 1554th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 16,929.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 5.31 people named MARA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 80% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MARA is 17,668.
  • The SSA data also shows that MARA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MARA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 16,929 +/-2.7%
  • National Rank 1,554
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 5.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 17,668
  • National Rank 1,512
  • Percentile Rank 98.37%
  • Proportion/100k 5.54

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MARA is 71.1% White, 16.3% Hispanic origin, 7.8% Black, 2.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MARA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MARA is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Biblical surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MARA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 71.1% 63.9% 7.2%
Hispanic origin 16.3% 16.3% 0.0%
Black 7.8% 12.3% -4.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.6% 4.9% -2.3%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MARA is California where 3,145 people have this name.
  • New Hampshire is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MARA, as 11.27 in every 100,000 New Hampshirites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • New Hampshire is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 569 4.42 96.9% Indiana 170 2.58 93.7% Iowa 127 4.09 94.3% Kansas 56 1.94 84.9% Michigan 472 4.77 98.1% Minnesota 453 8.3 97.5% Missouri 33 1.11 82.5% Nebraska 46 2.44 83.0% North Dakota 32 4.35 73.1% Ohio 417 3.6 96.3% South Dakota 9 1.04 36.5% Wisconsin 391 6.79 97.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 569 4.42 96.9%
Indiana 170 2.58 93.7%
Iowa 127 4.09 94.3%
Kansas 56 1.94 84.9%
Michigan 472 4.77 98.1%
Minnesota 453 8.3 97.5%
Missouri 33 1.11 82.5%
Nebraska 46 2.44 83.0%
North Dakota 32 4.35 73.1%
Ohio 417 3.6 96.3%
South Dakota 9 1.04 36.5%
Wisconsin 391 6.79 97.0%
West State Statistics First-Names MARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 80 10.81 81.2% Arizona 584 8.67 95.9% California 3,145 8.11 99.0% Colorado 257 4.79 94.1% Hawaii 126 8.91 93.0% Idaho 39 2.39 79.5% Montana 47 4.6 79.7% Nevada 156 5.49 91.8% New Mexico 98 4.72 86.6% Oregon 278 6.99 94.2% Utah 58 1.97 83.8% Washington 427 6.05 97.2% Wyoming 9 1.6 38.5%

West States
State stats for the first name MARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 80 10.81 81.2%
Arizona 584 8.67 95.9%
California 3,145 8.11 99.0%
Colorado 257 4.79 94.1%
Hawaii 126 8.91 93.0%
Idaho 39 2.39 79.5%
Montana 47 4.6 79.7%
Nevada 156 5.49 91.8%
New Mexico 98 4.72 86.6%
Oregon 278 6.99 94.2%
Utah 58 1.97 83.8%
Washington 427 6.05 97.2%
Wyoming 9 1.6 38.5%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 319 8.88 95.6% Maine 81 6.13 85.4% Massachusetts 645 9.56 96.6% New Hampshire 149 11.27 90.8% New Jersey 584 6.53 96.8% New York 1,499 7.59 98.7% Pennsylvania 551 4.31 97.0% Rhode Island 55 5.18 85.9% Vermont 39 6.26 85.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 319 8.88 95.6%
Maine 81 6.13 85.4%
Massachusetts 645 9.56 96.6%
New Hampshire 149 11.27 90.8%
New Jersey 584 6.53 96.8%
New York 1,499 7.59 98.7%
Pennsylvania 551 4.31 97.0%
Rhode Island 55 5.18 85.9%
Vermont 39 6.26 85.8%
South State Statistics First-Names MARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 132 2.72 92.9% Arkansas 77 2.59 89.0% Delaware 32 3.42 89.4% Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 91.9% Florida 1,359 6.83 98.8% Georgia 399 3.95 96.7% Kentucky 91 2.06 89.8% Louisiana 67 1.44 88.3% Maryland 292 4.88 96.4% Mississippi 33 1.11 82.5% North Carolina 316 3.18 97.1% Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.0% South Carolina 80 1.66 90.2% Tennessee 129 1.97 93.5% Texas 994 3.69 98.2% Virginia 347 4.17 96.2% West Virginia 55 2.95 81.7%

South States
State stats for the first name MARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 132 2.72 92.9%
Arkansas 77 2.59 89.0%
Delaware 32 3.42 89.4%
Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 91.9%
Florida 1,359 6.83 98.8%
Georgia 399 3.95 96.7%
Kentucky 91 2.06 89.8%
Louisiana 67 1.44 88.3%
Maryland 292 4.88 96.4%
Mississippi 33 1.11 82.5%
North Carolina 316 3.18 97.1%
Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.0%
South Carolina 80 1.66 90.2%
Tennessee 129 1.97 93.5%
Texas 994 3.69 98.2%
Virginia 347 4.17 96.2%
West Virginia 55 2.95 81.7%
 

Full Names with MARA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MARA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MARA.

The most popular full name is MARA Miller. 0.49% of all the people named MARA have this family name.

There are 2818 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MARA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MARA Miller 0.49%
2 MARA Lopez 0.44%
3 MARA Martinez 0.41%
4 MARA Johnson 0.38%
5 MARA Smith 0.38%
6 MARA Williams 0.38%
7 MARA Gonzalez 0.33%
8 MARA Hall 0.30%
9 MARA Hernandez 0.30%
10 MARA Cohen 0.27%
11 MARA Davis 0.27%
12 MARA Kelly 0.27%
13 MARA Perez 0.27%
14 MARA Brown 0.25%
15 MARA Garcia 0.25%
16 MARA Rodriguez 0.25%
17 MARA Sanchez 0.22%
18 MARA Wilson 0.22%
19 MARA Lee 0.19%
20 MARA Moore 0.19%