Total births
353
Girls' name · since 1951
Maricia
353 babies named Maricia in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 353
- total births
- 1951–2020
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
Maricia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 353 have been recorded since 1951.
Maricia has 353 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2020.
- 353 total births
- 1951–2020 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 23% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
353 girls have been named Maricia since 1951, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.
- 353
- total births
- 1951–2020
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
23% of everyone ever named Maricia was born in this single decade.
1992
Single peak year
15 babies were named Maricia in 1992 - its busiest year on record.
Maricia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maricia's full recorded timeline at 1983, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maricia at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
1992
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1951
Maricia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2020
- Peak year (1992)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Maricia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Maricia's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Maricia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s
1960s
59 births
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 80 births (23% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maricia? ▼
Maricia has been given to 353 babies in the U.S. since 1951, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 15 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
When was Maricia most popular? ▼
Maricia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Maricia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Maricia since 1951 -- 70 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Maricia? ▼
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 Maricia's data
- Maricia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maricia
Nearby Names Like Maricia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maricia
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Maricia side by side: Maricia vs Mary Maricia vs Margaret Maricia vs Maria
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1951–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maricia: Baby Name Since 1951 - 353 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maricia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Maricia 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 June 2026.