Boy or Girl

Is Marika a boy or girl name?

Marika was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,292 US babies named Marika were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#14,578
Babies named Marika since 1946
2,292
Most popular year
1993
96 babies
Babies named Marika each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Marika from 1946 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02550751001960198020002020

Boys and girls named Marika, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1940s013100%
1950s078100%
1960s0207100%
1970s0400100%
1980s0548100%
1990s0652100%
2000s0248100%
2010s0113100%
2020s033100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–6#14,578
20230–6#14,524
20220–8#11,860
20210–8#11,799
20200–5#16,648
20190–6#14,938
20180–8#12,097
20170–13#8,602
20160–10#10,583
20150–5#18,182
20140–12#9,338
20130–9#11,622
20120–21#6,257
20110–17#7,314
20100–12#9,594
20090–16#7,941
20080–25#5,687
20070–17#7,626
20060–22#6,053
20050–22#5,714
20040–21#5,892
20030–22#5,535
20020–28#4,460
20010–35#3,756
20000–40#3,381
19990–39#3,290
19980–36#3,400
19970–48#2,644
19960–62#2,200
19950–57#2,329
19940–61#2,200
19930–96#1,596
19920–89#1,698
19910–86#1,707
19900–78#1,841
19890–60#2,089
19880–64#1,926
19870–59#1,935
19860–63#1,807
19850–46#2,242
19840–52#1,981
19830–51#2,007
19820–55#1,940
19810–44#2,290
19800–54#1,970
19790–59#1,825
19780–45#2,107
19770–58#1,769
19760–39#2,196
19750–35#2,342
19740–39#2,117
19730–39#2,083
19720–24#2,868
19710–25#2,843
19700–37#2,185
19690–28#2,489
19680–21#2,834
19670–29#2,249
19660–25#2,434
19650–20#2,798
19640–23#2,637
19630–24#2,522
19620–10#4,435
19610–12#3,924
19600–15#3,299
19590–17#2,944
19580–5#6,676
19570–11#3,849
19560–15#3,132
19550–0–
19540–12#3,432
19530–7#4,868
19520–5#6,101
19510–6#5,209
19500–0–
19490–0–
19480–6#5,041
19470–0–
19460–7#4,267

Highest rank

Marika has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,596 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Marika

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.