Is Maritza a boy or girl name?
Maritza is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 84 girls and 0 boys were named Maritza, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 23,172 US babies named Maritza were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,240
- Babies named Maritza since 1945
- 23,172
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 780 babies
Boys and girls named Maritza, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 896 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 2,421 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,887 | 100% |
| 1980s | 40 | 3,411 | 98.8% |
| 1990s | 34 | 5,230 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,634 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,121 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 470 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,240 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,168 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,903 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,063 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,937 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,781 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,682 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,531 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,444 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,203 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,211 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,141 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 317 | #841 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 300 | #872 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 340 | #804 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 426 | #686 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 545 | #566 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 590 | #530 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 615 | #496 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 780 | #403 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 735 | #416 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 495 | #561 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 468 | #566 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 506 | #530 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 474 | #554 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 406 | #600 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 451 | #551 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 469 | #513 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 525 | #472 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,760 | 517 | #479 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 567 | #448 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,616 | 583 | #431 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 591 | #428 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,308 | 620 | #413 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,247 | 501 | #487 |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,046 | 467 | #503 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,942 | 353 | #579 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,883 | 375 | #538 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 403 | #514 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 287 | #646 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,057 | 301 | #597 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,956 | 293 | #604 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 287 | #627 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 306 | #603 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 339 | #551 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 308 | #587 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 229 | #695 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 276 | #610 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 301 | #559 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 280 | #585 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 290 | #562 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 281 | #574 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 294 | #564 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 308 | #570 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 320 | #569 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 299 | #568 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 247 | #611 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 241 | #613 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 243 | #609 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 246 | #622 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,411 | 229 | #675 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 218 | #682 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 233 | #668 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 248 | #650 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 217 | #691 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 197 | #713 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 166 | #778 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 123 | #932 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 107 | #985 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,016 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,062 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,205 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,243 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,653 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,626 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,747 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,045 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,614 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,999 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maritza reached #3,883 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #403 in 2005. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maritza
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.