Recorded 1978–2015 Girls' name Peak 1991 339 births

Mariha — girls' name

339 babies named Mariha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

339 girls have been named Mariha since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

339
total births
1978–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Mariha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

26 babies were named Mariha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mariha

The Social Security Administration has registered 339 babies named Mariha between 1978 and 2015, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mariha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mariha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mariha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mariha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mariha 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 339 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.

Mariha at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

339

Since 1978

38 years of records

Peak year

1991

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1978

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2015

Mariha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1978

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1991)
26
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Mariha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
180 births that decade — 53% of Mariha's all-time total
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Mariha by state

Where Mariha concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mariha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.9%
California share of Mariha's total US births 2.9%

10 of 339 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mariha?
339 babies have been named Mariha since 1978. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1991 with 26 births.
When was Mariha most popular?
Mariha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Mariha most popular?
The top states for the name Mariha are California (10 births).
How long has the name Mariha been used?
Mariha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 38 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Mariha?
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, 1978–2015 (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.