Recorded 1973–1985 Girls' name Peak 1978 73 births

Marites — girls' name

73 babies named Marites in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s43

The verdict

73 girls have been named Marites since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1985.

73
total births
1973–1985
years on record
1980s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Marites was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

11 babies were named Marites in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marites

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Marites between 1973 and 1985, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marites currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marites performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Marites shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marites in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marites in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 73 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marites at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

73

Since 1973

13 years of records

Peak year

1978

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1973

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1985

Marites popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1973

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1978)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 1985198419831982198119801979197819741973 5

Marites by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
43 births that decade — 59% of Marites's all-time total
1970s301980s43

Marites by state

Where Marites concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marites
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 30.1%
California share of Marites's total US births 30.1%

22 of 73 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marites?
73 babies have been named Marites since 1973. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1978 with 11 births.
When was Marites most popular?
Marites was most popular in the 1980s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Marites most popular?
The top states for the name Marites are California (22 births).
How long has the name Marites been used?
Marites has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 13 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Marites?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.