Girls' name · since 1961

Mariesa

347 babies named Mariesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,714 of 72,339
all-time among girls
347
born since 1961
1980s
peak decade

Mariesa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 347 have been recorded since 1961.

Mariesa has 347 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1961 to 2005.

  • #14,714 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 347 born since 1961
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariesa ranks #14,714 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 347 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.

#14,714 of 72,339
all-time among girls
347
born since 1961
1980s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mariesa's 347 recorded births place it above 79.64% 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.

Mariesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mariesa splits its recorded history at 1988: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mariesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1987)
20
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
0510152025 19611976198119861991199620012005 5

Mariesa by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (136 births, 39% of the file).

1980s was Mariesa's strongest decade.

136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Mariesa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 136 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mariesa?
Since 1961, Social Security records show 347 babies named Mariesa. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,714 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2005. Its busiest year on record was 1987, with 20 births.
Where does Mariesa sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariesa ranks #14,714 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 Mariesa most popular?
Mariesa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Mariesa been used?
The SSA has tracked Mariesa since 1961 -- 45 years through the most recent 2005 data.
What names are similar to Mariesa?
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.

What to do with Mariesa's data

  • Mariesa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mariesa

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mariesa: 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, 1961–2005 (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 Mariesa 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.