Girls' name · since 1965
Marixa
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 343 babies named Marixa, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marixa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 343 have been recorded since 1965.
Marixa has 343 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2015.
- #14,813 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 343 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marixa ranks #14,813 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 343 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marixa's 343 recorded births place it above 79.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marixa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marixa's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marixa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2015
- Peak year (1999)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Marixa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (119 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Marixa's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Marixa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 119 births (35% of all-time use).
Marixa by state
Where Marixa concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.7% |
33 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Marixa's data
- Marixa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marixas (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marixa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1965–2015 (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 Marixa 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.