Recorded 1938–1996 Girls' name Peak 1957 154 births

Maridee — girls' name

154 babies named Maridee in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

154 girls have been named Maridee since 1938, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1996.

154
total births
1938–1996
years on record
1950s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Maridee was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

13 babies were named Maridee in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maridee

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Maridee between 1938 and 1996, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maridee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maridee performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Maridee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maridee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maridee 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 154 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.

Maridee at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

154

Since 1938

59 years of records

Peak year

1957

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1938

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1996

Maridee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1938

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1957)
13
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
468101214 19961962195819551950194719431938 9

Maridee by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
70 births that decade — 45% of Maridee's all-time total
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Maridee by state

Where Maridee concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maridee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
5 3.2%
Minnesota share of Maridee's total US births 3.2%

5 of 154 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maridee?
154 babies have been named Maridee since 1938. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1957 with 13 births.
When was Maridee most popular?
Maridee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Maridee most popular?
The top states for the name Maridee are Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Maridee been used?
Maridee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 59 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Maridee?
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, 1938–1996 (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.