Girls' name · since 1940
Marikay
212 babies named Marikay in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marikay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 212 have been recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marikay has been recorded 212 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1969.
- #19,218 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 212 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marikay ranks #19,218 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 212 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marikay's 212 recorded births place it above 73.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Marikay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marikay's full recorded timeline at 1955, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marikay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1969
- Peak year (1958)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Marikay by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (98 births, 46% of the file).
1950s was Marikay's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Marikay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s
1960s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 98 births (46% of all-time use).
Marikay by state
Where Marikay concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 12 | 5.7% |
12 of 212 births nationwide.
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- Marikay's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 1960s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Marikays (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marikay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1940–1969 (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 Marikay 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.