How Many People Are Named Marico?
An estimated 382 people in the United States have the first name Marico. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Marico peaked in popularity in 1979 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marico as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marico paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
382
About 1 in 897,263 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1979
18 births
Total Registered
399
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marico
Marico is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 399 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Marico as a male name
Ranked #13,342 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1979 (18 births)
Marico: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marico span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 124 babies were registered. Marico has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marico by Decade
How has Marico tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marico by State
Marico + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marico as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marico
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marico: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marico?
We estimate approximately 382 people named Marico are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 897,263 Americans share this first name.
Is Marico a common name?
Marico is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 399 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marico most popular?
Marico reached peak popularity in 1979, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marico is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marico a male name?
Marico is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marico Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marico Smith, Marico Johnson, Marico Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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