Recorded 1973–1987 Girls' name Peak 1973 58 births

Maritess — girls' name

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

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The verdict

58 girls have been named Maritess since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.

58
total births
1973–1987
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Maritess was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

9 babies were named Maritess in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maritess

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Maritess between 1973 and 1987, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maritess currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maritess performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maritess shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maritess 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 58 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.

Maritess at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

58

Since 1973

15 years of records

Peak year

1973

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1973

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1987

Maritess popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1973

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1973)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Maritess by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 53% of Maritess's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maritess?
58 babies have been named Maritess since 1973. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1973 with 9 births.
When was Maritess most popular?
Maritess was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Maritess been used?
Maritess has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 15 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Maritess?
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, 1973–1987 (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.