US rank #9877 Girls' name Peak 2005 384 births

Marifer — #9877 US girls' name

384 babies named Marifer in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s92000s1792010s1452020s51
#9877
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Marifer was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

27 babies were named Marifer in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marifer

The Social Security Administration has registered 384 babies named Marifer between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marifer currently holds the #9877 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marifer performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marifer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marifer in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marifer 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 384 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.

Marifer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

384

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2005

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,877

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marifer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
27
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
51015202530 20242020201620122008200420001999 9

Marifer by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
179 births that decade — 47% of Marifer's all-time total
1990s92000s1792010s1452020s51

Marifer by state

Where Marifer concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marifer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
66 17.2%
#2 Texas
55 14.3%
California share of Marifer's total US births 17.2%
Even split

66 of 384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marifer?
384 babies have been named Marifer since 1999. It currently ranks #9877 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 27 births.
When was Marifer most popular?
Marifer was most popular in the 2000s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Marifer most popular?
The top states for the name Marifer are California (66 births), Texas (55 births).
How long has the name Marifer been used?
Marifer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marifer?
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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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, 1999–2024 (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.