Recorded 1973–2005 Girls' name Peak 1990 119 births

Marieke — girls' name

119 babies named Marieke in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s421990s302000s15

The verdict

119 girls have been named Marieke since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2005.

119
total births
1973–2005
years on record
1980s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Marieke was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

9 babies were named Marieke in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marieke

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Marieke between 1973 and 2005, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marieke currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marieke performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marieke shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marieke 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 119 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.

Marieke at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

119

Since 1973

33 years of records

Peak year

1990

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1973

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2005

Marieke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1973

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1990)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Marieke by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
42 births that decade — 35% of Marieke's all-time total
1970s321980s421990s302000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marieke?
119 babies have been named Marieke since 1973. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1990 with 9 births.
When was Marieke most popular?
Marieke was most popular in the 1980s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Marieke been used?
Marieke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 33 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Marieke?
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, 1973–2005 (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.