Maria
Expression 6 — The Nurturer · predominantly a girl’s name · #219 in the US right now
Origin & meaning
Latin · Latin form of Mary, from Hebrew Miriam
“Sea of bitterness, wished-for child, rebellion” — Most popular female name in Hispanic culture, honoring Virgin Mary
The numbers in the letters
Caring, responsible, and compassionate. Number 6 represents love, family, and service. You have a natural instinct to care for and protect others.
2 + 4 → 6
What the vowels want: transmission. You pick up more than you can comfortably carry, and the hunger is to turn all that signal into something someone else can use.
1 + 1
What the consonants project: load-bearing wall. People hand you things — keys, secrets, deadlines — on first impression. It is trust, and it is also how you end up over-assigned.
1 + 3 → 4
Maria in the real world
570,389 Americans have been named Maria since 1880. It peaked in 1964 with 10,197 newborns and 2,893 carried it in 2025 (#219).
US births per decade, 1880–2025 · SSA public data
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A birth date completes it — life path, birthday number, and how they interact with Maria’s letters.