Mariya is a variation of the feminine given name Maria. Notable people with the name include:

Mariya Abakumova (born 1986), Russian javelin thrower Mariya Agapova (born 1997), Kazakhstani mixed martial arts fighter Mariya Andreyeva (actress) (born 1986), Russian theater and film actress Mariya Androsova-Ionova (1864–1941), Russian folklorist, author and performer Mariya Aronova (born 1972), Russian actress Mariya Babanova (1900–1983), Russian actress Mariya Baklakova (born 1997), Russian swimmer

Mariya Barykina (born 1973), Russian ice hockey player Mariya Basarab (born 1990), Russian handball player Mariya Batrakova (1922–1997), Hero of the Soviet Union

Mariya Borodayevskaya (1911–1994), Soviet geologist and mineralogist

Mariya Butyrskaya (born 1972), Russian figure skater

Mariya Chorna (born 1974), Ukrainian politician

Mariya Dimitrova (born 1976), Bulgarian triple jumper

Mariya Dimova (snowboarder) (born 1974), Bulgarian snowboarder Mariya Dmitriyenko (born 1988), Kazakh sport shooter

Mariya Dolina (1922–2010), Soviet WWII dive bomber pilot and Heroine of the Soviet Union Mariya Fadeyeva (born 1958), Russian former rower Mariya Filipova (born 1982), Bulgarian volleyball player Mariya Fomina (born 1993), Russian theater and film actress Mariya Fortus (1900–1980), Soviet Jewish translator and intelligence officer

Mariya Goricheva (1887–1967), Russian actress

Mariya Grinberg (1908–1978), Russian pianist Mariya Gromova (born 1984), Russian synchronized swimmer

Mariya Stepanivna Humenyuk (1914–1995), Soviet politician Mariya Ionova (born 1978), Ukrainian politician

Maria Leontyavna Itkina (1932–2020), Soviet runner

Mariya Khalatova (1870–1960), Russian actress Mariya Khan (born 1988), Pakistani actress Mariya Khomutova (born 1987), Ukrainian actress and playwright

Mariya Kirova (born 1982), better known as simply Maria, Bulgarian singer Mariya Kiselyova (born 1974), Russian synchronized swimmer

Mariya Kocheva (born 1974), Bulgarian swimmer Mariya Konovalova (born 1974), Russian long-distance runner Mariya Korobitskaya (born 1990), Kyrgyzstani long-distance runner Mariya Koroleva (born 1990), American synchronized swimmer Mariya Koroteyeva (born 1981), Russian hurdler Mariya Koryttseva (born 1985), Ukrainian tennis player Mariya Kozhevnikova (born 1984), Russian actress and politician Mariya Krivopolenova (1843–1924), Russian folklore performer and storyteller

Mariya Kuznetsova (pilot) (1918–1990), Soviet fighter pilot Mariya Lagunova (1921–1995), Soviet tank driver

Mariya Litoshenko (born 1949), Soviet handball player Mariya Litovskaya (born 1958), Russian academic Mariya Livchikova (born 1995), Ukrainian artistic gymnast

Mariya Livytska (1879–1971), Wife of the first Ukrainian president

Mariya Dashkina Maddux, Ukrainian modern dancer

Maryam Mariya, Maldivian politician Ravi Mariya (born 1972), Indian film director and actor Mariya Markina (born 1953), Russian model Mariya Mateva (born 1994), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast

Mariya Mikhailyuk (born 1991), Russian sprinter Mariya Mitsova (born 1996), Bulgarian badminton player

Mariya Mykolenko (born 1994), Ukrainian hurdler Mariya Nagao (born 1994), Japanese television personality

Mariya Nikolova (born 1951), Bulgarian swimmer

Mariya Nzigiyimana (born 1934), Burundian midwife and Quaker

Mariya Onolbayeva (born 1978), Russian ice hockey player

Mariya Pak (born 2005), Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast

Mariya Payun (born 1953), Soviet rower Mariya Petkova (born 1950), Bulgarian discus thrower Mariya Petrovykh (1908–1979), Russian poet and translator

Mariya Pogrebnyak (born 1996), Russian rugby sevens player

Mariya Prusakova (snowboarder) (born 1989), Russian snowboarder Mariya Pupchenkova (born 1998), Kazakhstani handball player

Mariya Rudnitskaya (1916–1983), Russian Soviet realist painter, graphic artist, and art teacher Mariya Russell, American chef and restaurateur

Mariya Saakyan (1980–2018), Russian film director and screenwriter

Mariya Shalayeva (born 1981), Russian actress Mariya Sarapova (Maria Sharapova; born 1987), Russian tennis player Mariya Shatalova (born 1989), Ukrainian middle-distance runner Mariya Shcherba (born 1985), Belarusian swimmer

Mariya Shcherbina (born 1958), Ukrainian mathematician Mariya Shekerova (born 1988), Uzbekistani-Russian Olympic judoka Mariya Shishkova (born 1953), Bulgarian sprinter

Mariya Shkolna (born 1998), Ukrainian and Luxembourgish archer

Mariya Shorets (born 1990), Russian triathlete

Mariya Sidorova (born 1979), Russian handball player Mariya Sitnikova (born 1998), Kazakhstani handball player Mariya Sizyakova (born 1935), Soviet pentathlete Mariya Slokotovich (born 1989), Kazakhstani cyclist Mariya Smirnova (1920–2002), Soviet Air Force hero

Mariya Stadnik (born 1988), Ukrainian-Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler Mariya Stepanova (1815–1903), Russian opera singer Mariya Stoyanova (born 1947), Bulgarian basketball player

Mariya Svistunova (1778–1866), Lady-in-waiting at the Russian Court

Mariya Telushkina (born 1994), Kazakhstani discus thrower Mariya Tikhvinskaya (born 1970), Russian snowboarder

Mariya Trubach (born 1999), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast

Mariya Ivanovna Vassiliéva (1884–1957), Russian painter

Mariya Volkonskaya (1804–1863), Wife of Prince Sergey Volkonsky Mariya Voloshchenko (born 1989), Ukrainian diver Mariya Vorona (born 1983), Belarusian rower

Mariya Yakovenko (born 1982), Russian javelin thrower

Mariya Zubova (1749–1799), Russian composer and concert singer Mariya Zhukova (1805–1855), Russian writer

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