Boys' name · since 1978
Maricus
125 babies named Maricus in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 125
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maricus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 125 have been recorded since 1978.
Maricus has 125 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2011.
- #15,967 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 125 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maricus ranks #15,967 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 125 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 125
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maricus's 125 recorded births place it above 64.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Maricus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maricus splits its recorded history at 1987: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maricus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2011
- Peak year (1982)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Maricus by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (77 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Maricus's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Maricus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 77 births (62% of all-time use).
Maricus by state
Where Maricus concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 8.0% |
10 of 125 births nationwide.
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- Maricus's decade-level peak was the 1980s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Maricuss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maricus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~33 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, 1978–2011 (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 Maricus 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.