Girls' name · since 1971
Mariska
1,019 babies named Mariska in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,019
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mariska is the #10277 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,019 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariska has been recorded 1,019 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #10277 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #7,420 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,277 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,019 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariska ranks #7,420 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,277 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,019 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,019
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mariska's 1,019 recorded births place it above 89.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mariska compares
1,019 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Mariska's all-time total is 171% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mariska | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,019 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mariska's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mariska's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 107, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mariska popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Mariska by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (474 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Mariska's strongest decade.
474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Mariska births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
474 births
- 2010s
2010s
387 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 474 births (47% of all-time use).
How Mariska 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 Mariska's total volume
Mariska by state
Where Mariska concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 61 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 26 | 2.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 21 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #8 | California | | 7 | 0.7% |
61 of 1,019 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Mariska appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mariska's data
- Mariska's decade-level peak was the 2000s (474 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mariskas (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Mariska: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Mariska 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.