Recorded 1991–2006 Girls' name Peak 2006 82 births

Maritssa — girls' name

82 babies named Maritssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s392000s43

The verdict

82 girls have been named Maritssa since 1991, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2006.

82
total births
1991–2006
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Maritssa was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

12 babies were named Maritssa in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maritssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Maritssa between 1991 and 2006, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maritssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maritssa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maritssa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maritssa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maritssa 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 82 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.

Maritssa at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

82

Since 1991

16 years of records

Peak year

2006

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1991

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2006

Maritssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1991

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 20062005200420032001200019961995199419921991 11

Maritssa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 52% of Maritssa's all-time total
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Maritssa by state

Where Maritssa concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maritssa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 13.4%
California share of Maritssa's total US births 13.4%

11 of 82 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maritssa?
82 babies have been named Maritssa since 1991. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2006 with 12 births.
When was Maritssa most popular?
Maritssa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Maritssa most popular?
The top states for the name Maritssa are California (11 births).
How long has the name Maritssa been used?
Maritssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 16 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Maritssa?
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, 1991–2006 (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.