Girls' name · since 1983
Mariquita
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Mariquita, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
18 girls have been named Mariquita since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mariquita has 18 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1993.
- #47,137 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariquita ranks #47,137 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #47,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mariquita's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mariquita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mariquita's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mariquita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1993
- Peak year (1983)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Mariquita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1980s was Mariquita's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Mariquita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Mariquita's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mariquita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1983–1993 (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 Mariquita 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.