Recorded 1957–2017 Girls' name Peak 1995 586 births

Maresa — girls' name

586 babies named Maresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s581970s841980s1491990s1702000s842010s30
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Maresa was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

23 babies were named Maresa in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 586 babies named Maresa between 1957 and 2017, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maresa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Maresa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maresa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maresa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 586 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maresa at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

586

Since 1957

61 years of records

Peak year

1995

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1957

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2017

Maresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1957

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1995)
23
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
0510152025 20172005199819911984197719681957 5

Maresa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
170 births that decade — 29% of Maresa's all-time total
1950s111960s581970s841980s1491990s1702000s842010s30

Maresa by state

Where Maresa concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maresa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 3.8%
California share of Maresa's total US births 3.8%

22 of 586 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maresa?
586 babies have been named Maresa since 1957. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1995 with 23 births.
When was Maresa most popular?
Maresa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Maresa most popular?
The top states for the name Maresa are California (22 births).
How long has the name Maresa been used?
Maresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 61 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Maresa?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.