Unisex name · since 1912
Maris
Maris has 2,671 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,671
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maris is the #3257 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,671 recorded since 1912.
Maris has 2,671 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3257 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,869 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,257 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,671 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maris ranks #3,869 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,257 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,671 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,671
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maris's 2,671 recorded births place it above 94.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Maris compares
2,671 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Maris's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maris | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,671 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maris's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maris popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Maris popularity over time - boys
232 total births recorded since 1915 (Maris as boys' name)
Maris by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (525 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Maris's strongest decade.
525 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Maris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s 32
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 150
1930s
150 births
- 1940s
1940s
259 births
- 1950s 160
1950s
160 births
- 1960s 112
1960s
112 births
- 1970s 99
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 184
1980s
184 births
- 1990s
1990s
357 births
- 2000s
2000s
472 births
- 2010s
2010s
525 births
- 2020s
2020s
291 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 525 births (20% of all-time use).
How Maris 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 Maris's total volume
Maris by state
Where Maris concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 128 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #3 | California | | 46 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 28 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 17 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.4% |
128 of 2,671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Maris appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maris's data
- Maris's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (525 total births) through the 2020s (291) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mariss (128 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Maris 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.