Girls' name · since 1957
Maresa
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 586 babies named Maresa, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 586
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maresa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 586 have been recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Maresa recorded 586 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2017.
- #10,706 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 586 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maresa ranks #10,706 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 586 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 586
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maresa's 586 recorded births place it above 85.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Maresa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maresa's full recorded timeline at 1988, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maresa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2017
- Peak year (1995)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Maresa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (170 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Maresa's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Maresa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
170 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 170 births (29% of all-time use).
How Maresa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maresa's total volume
Maresa by state
Where Maresa concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 3.8% |
22 of 586 births nationwide.
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What to do with Maresa's data
- Maresa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maresas (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maresa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
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, 1957–2017 (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 Maresa 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.