Girls' name · since 1898
Marieta
451 babies named Marieta in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 451
- born since 1898
- 1930s
- peak decade
451 girls have been named Marieta since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Marieta recorded 451 times among girls since 1898, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2019.
- #12,597 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 451 born since 1898
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marieta ranks #12,597 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 451 born since 1898, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 451
- born since 1898
- 1930s
- peak decade
Marieta's 451 recorded births place it above 82.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marieta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marieta's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marieta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2019
- Peak year (1930)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Marieta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (98 births, 22% of the file).
1930s was Marieta's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Marieta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
86 births
- 1930s
1930s
98 births
- 1940s
1940s
87 births
- 1950s
1950s
67 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 98 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marieta's data
- Marieta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marieta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~121 yrs)
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, 1898–2019 (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 Marieta 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.