Girls' name · since 1974
Maricarmen
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,143 babies named Maricarmen, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,016 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,143
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,143 babies have been named Maricarmen since 1974, making it today's #8016 girls' name.
Maricarmen has 1,143 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8016 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #6,838 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,016 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,143 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maricarmen ranks #6,838 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,016 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,143 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,016 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,143
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maricarmen's 1,143 recorded births place it above 90.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maricarmen compares
1,143 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Maricarmen's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maricarmen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,143 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maricarmen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maricarmen splits its recorded history at 2001: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 68 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maricarmen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Currently ranks #8016 among girls.
1,143 total births across 52 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 68 births in a single year.
Maricarmen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (426 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Maricarmen's strongest decade.
426 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Maricarmen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 121
1980s
121 births
- 1990s
1990s
368 births
- 2000s
2000s
426 births
- 2010s 163
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 426 births (37% of all-time use).
Maricarmen decade highlights
- Peak decade 426 births
- Runner-up 368 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Maricarmen 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 Maricarmen's total volume
Maricarmen by state
Where Maricarmen concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 375 | 32.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 165 | 14.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 29 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
375 of 1,143 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 32.8% of nationwide
- Texas 14.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.5% of nationwide
- Florida 0.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 32.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Maricarmen's data
- Maricarmen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (426 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maricarmens (375 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Maricarmen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Maricarmen 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.
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