Girls' name · since 1900
Mareta
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 151 babies named Mareta, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
151 girls have been named Mareta since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mareta has been recorded 151 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1989.
- #22,719 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 151 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mareta ranks #22,719 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mareta's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mareta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mareta's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mareta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1989
- Peak year (1930)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Mareta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (50 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Mareta's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mareta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
50 births
- 1930s
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 50 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mareta's data
- Mareta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mareta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1900–1989 (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 Mareta 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.