Girls' name · since 1978

Marieka

20 babies named Marieka in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#46,107 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade

20 girls have been named Marieka since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Marieka recorded 20 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1993.

  • #46,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 20 born since 1978
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marieka ranks #46,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.

#46,107 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marieka's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Marieka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Marieka splits its recorded history at 1990: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births).

Marieka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1978)
5
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
5 1978198219901993 5

Marieka by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).

1990s was Marieka's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Marieka births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marieka?
Since 1978, Social Security records show 20 babies named Marieka. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #46,107 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1993. Its busiest year on record was 1978, with 5 births.
Where does Marieka sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marieka ranks #46,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marieka most popular?
Marieka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Marieka been used?
The SSA has tracked Marieka since 1978 -- 16 years through the most recent 1993 data.
What names are similar to Marieka?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marieka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–1993 (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 Marieka 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.