Girls' name · since 1971
Mariama
2,177 babies named Mariama in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,375 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,177
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,177 babies have been named Mariama since 1971, making it today's #2375 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mariama recorded 2,177 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #2375 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,458 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,375 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,177 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariama ranks #4,458 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,375 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,177 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,375 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,177
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mariama's 2,177 recorded births place it above 93.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mariama compares
2,177 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mariama's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mariama | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,177 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mariama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mariama's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mariama popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Mariama by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (634 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Mariama's strongest decade.
634 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Mariama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
374 births
- 2000s
2000s
634 births
- 2010s
2010s
598 births
- 2020s
2020s
380 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 634 births (29% of all-time use).
How Mariama 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 Mariama's total volume
Mariama by state
Where Mariama concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 683 | 31.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 73 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 66 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 65 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 48 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Washington | | 26 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 12 | 0.6% |
683 of 2,177 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Mariama appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mariama's data
- Mariama's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (634 total births) through the 2020s (380) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mariamas (683 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 popularity rank to Mariama
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mariama: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Mariama 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.