Recorded 1982–1996 Girls' name Peak 1982 33 births

Maricris — girls' name

33 babies named Maricris in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s16

The verdict

33 girls have been named Maricris since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

33
total births
1982–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Maricris was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

10 babies were named Maricris in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maricris

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Maricris between 1982 and 1996, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maricris currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maricris performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maricris 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 Maricris in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maricris 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 33 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.

Maricris at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

33

Since 1982

15 years of records

Peak year

1982

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1982

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1996

Maricris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1982

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1982)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 19961992199119841982 10

Maricris by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 52% of Maricris's all-time total
1980s171990s16

Maricris by state

Where Maricris concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maricris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 15.2%
California share of Maricris's total US births 15.2%

5 of 33 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maricris?
33 babies have been named Maricris since 1982. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1982 with 10 births.
When was Maricris most popular?
Maricris was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Maricris most popular?
The top states for the name Maricris are California (5 births).
How long has the name Maricris been used?
Maricris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 15 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Maricris?
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, 1982–1996 (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.