Maritza
Maritza was the 2846th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 403rd with 780 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,643 places. More babies were named Maritza in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,846 girls, down 905 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005780 babies
- Total since 1880
- 23,232babies recorded
Maritza popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 79 since 1964.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,846 | 60 |
| 2020 | #1,941 | 99 |
| 2010 | #804 | 340 |
| 2000 | #554 | 474 |
| 1990 | #487 | 501 |
| 1980 | #551 | 339 |
| 1970 | #569 | 320 |
| 1960 | #691 | 217 |
| 1950 | #2,626 | 16 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maritza, counting every spelling?
Maritza has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Maritza?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maritza (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maritza born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maritza.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maritza?
About 22,200 people born in the US named Maritza are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 21 and 47. That makes Maritza mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maritza by state
How common Maritza was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.5×), Texas (2.0×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maritza: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maritza, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maritza
How popular is the name Maritza?
Maritza was the 2846th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 403rd with 780 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,643 places. More babies were named Maritza in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Maritza a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maritza in the US.
Where is Maritza most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maritza was most common in California (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Arizona.