Recorded 1973–1999 Girls' name Peak 1973 19 births

Maridith — girls' name

19 babies named Maridith in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71990s12

The verdict

19 girls have been named Maridith since 1973, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

19
total births
1973–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Maridith was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

7 babies were named Maridith in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maridith

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Maridith between 1973 and 1999, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maridith currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maridith performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maridith shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maridith 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 19 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.

Maridith at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

19

Since 1973

27 years of records

Peak year

1973

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1973

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1999

Maridith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1973

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1973)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199919901973 7

Maridith by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 63% of Maridith's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maridith?
19 babies have been named Maridith since 1973. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1973 with 7 births.
When was Maridith most popular?
Maridith was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Maridith been used?
Maridith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 27 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Maridith?
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, 1973–1999 (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.