Recorded 1965–2015 Girls' name Peak 1999 343 births

Marixa — girls' name

343 babies named Marixa in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s411980s361990s1072000s1192010s35

The verdict

343 girls have been named Marixa since 1965, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

343
total births
1965–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Marixa was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

19 babies were named Marixa in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marixa

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Marixa between 1965 and 2015, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marixa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marixa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marixa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marixa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marixa 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 343 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.

Marixa at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

343

Since 1965

51 years of records

Peak year

1999

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1965

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2015

Marixa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1965

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1999)
19
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 201520092004199919941989198019721965 5

Marixa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
119 births that decade — 35% of Marixa's all-time total
1960s51970s411980s361990s1072000s1192010s35

Marixa by state

Where Marixa concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marixa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 9.6%
#2 Texas
6 1.7%
California share of Marixa's total US births 9.6%
Even split

33 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marixa?
343 babies have been named Marixa since 1965. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1999 with 19 births.
When was Marixa most popular?
Marixa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Marixa most popular?
The top states for the name Marixa are California (33 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Marixa been used?
Marixa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 51 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Marixa?
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, 1965–2015 (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.