Girls' name · since 1946
Marika
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 2,292 babies named Marika, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,292
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,292 recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marika has been recorded 2,292 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2024.
- #4,296 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,292 born since 1946
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marika ranks #4,296 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,292 born since 1946, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,292
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marika's 2,292 recorded births place it above 94.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Marika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marika splits its recorded history at 1987: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 96 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2024
- Peak year (1993)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Marika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (652 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Marika's strongest decade.
652 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Marika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 78
1950s
78 births
- 1960s 207
1960s
207 births
- 1970s
1970s
400 births
- 1980s
1980s
548 births
- 1990s
1990s
652 births
- 2000s 248
2000s
248 births
- 2010s 113
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 652 births (28% of all-time use).
How Marika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marika's total volume
Marika by state
Where Marika concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 347 | 15.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 89 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Washington | | 38 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.2% |
347 of 2,292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Marika appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marika's data
- Marika's decade-level peak was the 1990s (652 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marikas (347 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1946–2024 (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 Marika 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.