Girls' name · since 1916
Mariko
1,320 babies named Mariko in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,511 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,320
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mariko currently ranks #9511 among girls' names in America, with 1,320 babies recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Mariko recorded 1,320 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #9511 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #6,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,511 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,320 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariko ranks #6,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,511 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,320 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,511 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,320
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mariko's 1,320 recorded births place it above 91.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mariko compares
1,320 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mariko's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mariko | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,320 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mariko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mariko's full recorded timeline at 1986, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mariko popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Mariko popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1986 (Mariko as boys' name)
Mariko by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (475 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Mariko's strongest decade.
475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Mariko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s 66
1920s
66 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 150
1970s
150 births
- 1980s
1980s
475 births
- 1990s
1990s
255 births
- 2000s 121
2000s
121 births
- 2010s 103
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 475 births (36% of all-time use).
How Mariko 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 Mariko's total volume
Mariko by state
Where Mariko concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 354 | 26.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 40 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Washington | | 37 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Hawaii | | 8 | 0.6% |
354 of 1,320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mariko's data
- Mariko's decade-level peak was the 1980s (475 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marikos (354 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 popularity rank to Mariko
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mariko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Mariko 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.