Girls' name · since 1994

Maraina

26 babies named Maraina in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#42,808 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

Maraina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1994.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maraina has been recorded 26 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2006.

  • #42,808 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 26 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maraina ranks #42,808 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#42,808 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maraina's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Maraina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Maraina's full recorded timeline at 2000, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Maraina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 19941997200020022006 5

Maraina by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 58% of the file).

2000s was Maraina's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Maraina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maraina?
Maraina has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #42,808 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 6 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
Where does Maraina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maraina ranks #42,808 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maraina most popular?
Maraina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Maraina been used?
The SSA has tracked Maraina since 1994 -- 13 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Maraina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Maraina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maraina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.