Recorded 1883–2002 Girls' name Peak 1923 126 births

Marianita — girls' name

126 babies named Marianita in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51920s101940s111950s161960s271970s171980s211990s72000s12
1960s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Marianita was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

10 babies were named Marianita in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marianita

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Marianita between 1883 and 2002, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marianita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marianita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Marianita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marianita 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 126 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.

Marianita at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

126

Since 1883

120 years of records

Peak year

1923

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1883

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2002

Marianita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1883

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1923)
10
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
4681012 20021988198019711965195619471883 5

Marianita by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
27 births that decade — 21% of Marianita's all-time total
1880s51920s101940s111950s161960s271970s171980s211990s72000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marianita?
126 babies have been named Marianita since 1883. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1923 with 10 births.
When was Marianita most popular?
Marianita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Marianita been used?
Marianita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 120 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Marianita?
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.

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, 1883–2002 (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.