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
0%100%Median name50%53.6%
Maricarmen vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Maricarmen's 1,143 recorded births place it above 90.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
68
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
020406080 19741984199119982005201220192025 13

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 426 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -113, 3.4%-34, 5.4%-61, 6.6%-56, 4.8%-106, 5.9%-85, 12.3%-47, 4.7%-80, 3.3%-25, 16.7%-32, 8.5%-31, 6.1%-111, 4.6%-68, 8.8%-116, 3%-138, 2.7%Maricarmen-52, 5.9%Maricarmen
Maricarmen vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Maricarmen by state

Where Maricarmen concentrates geographically, total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Maricarmen
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%
California share of Maricarmen's total US births 32.8%
Even split

375 of 1,143 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maricarmen?
1,143 babies have been named Maricarmen since 1974. All-time, it sits at #6,838 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #8,016 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 68 births.
Where does Maricarmen sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maricarmen most popular?
Maricarmen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 426 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Maricarmen most popular?
The top states for the name Maricarmen are California (375 births), Texas (165 births), Illinois (29 births).
How long has the name Maricarmen been used?
The SSA has tracked Maricarmen since 1974 -- 52 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Maricarmen?
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.

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.

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.