Recorded 1963–2018 Girls' name Peak 1990 112 births

Marijke — girls' name

112 babies named Marijke in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

112 girls have been named Marijke since 1963, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

112
total births
1963–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Marijke was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Marijke in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marijke

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Marijke between 1963 and 2018, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marijke currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marijke performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marijke shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marijke 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 112 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.

Marijke at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

112

Since 1963

56 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1963

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2018

Marijke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1963

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Marijke by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 33% of Marijke's all-time total
1960s101970s111980s291990s372000s142010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marijke?
112 babies have been named Marijke since 1963. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Marijke most popular?
Marijke was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Marijke been used?
Marijke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 56 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Marijke?
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, 1963–2018 (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.