Recorded 1976–1985 Girls' name Peak 1981 40 births

Mariatheresa — girls' name

40 babies named Mariatheresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s19

The verdict

40 girls have been named Mariatheresa since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1985.

40
total births
1976–1985
years on record
1970s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Mariatheresa was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mariatheresa in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mariatheresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Mariatheresa between 1976 and 1985, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mariatheresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mariatheresa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mariatheresa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mariatheresa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mariatheresa 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 40 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.

Mariatheresa at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

40

Since 1976

10 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1976

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1985

Mariatheresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1976

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1985198419811979197819771976 6

Mariatheresa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
21 births that decade — 53% of Mariatheresa's all-time total
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Mariatheresa by state

Where Mariatheresa concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mariatheresa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 12.5%
California share of Mariatheresa's total US births 12.5%

5 of 40 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mariatheresa?
40 babies have been named Mariatheresa since 1976. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Mariatheresa most popular?
Mariatheresa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Mariatheresa most popular?
The top states for the name Mariatheresa are California (5 births).
How long has the name Mariatheresa been used?
Mariatheresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 10 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Mariatheresa?
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, 1976–1985 (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.