Maritza
Spanish diminutive of Maria, which descends through Greek and Latin from the Hebrew Miryam. It is also the name of a river in the Balkans.
Maritza in 2025
Maritza was given to 60 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,003rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 55,256 babies born.
The history of Maritza
Maritza reached its highest point in 2005, when 780 babies were given the name, ranking 778th that year.
Across the 81 years of records since 1945, 23,232 babies have been named Maritza. Half of them were born before 1993, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Maritza by decade
| Decade | Babies named Maritza | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 23 | 7,122 |
| 1950s | 896 | 1,241 |
| 1960s | 2,426 | 997 |
| 1970s | 2,887 | 1,004 |
| 1980s | 3,451 | 928 |
| 1990s | 5,264 | 779 |
| 2000s | 5,634 | 778 |
| 2010s | 2,121 | 1,482 |
| 2020s | 530 | 3,461 |
Where Maritza is heading
Maritza has fallen 71% over the past decade, from 208 babies in 2015 to 60 in 2025.
Names like Maritza
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Maritza.