How Many People Are Named Marika?
An estimated 2,132 people in the United States have the first name Marika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Marika peaked in popularity in 1993 with 96 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marika 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 Marika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,132
About 1 in 160,767 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1993
96 births
Total Registered
2,292
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marika
Marika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,292 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marika as a female name
Ranked #14,578 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (96 births)
Marika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marika span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 652 babies were registered. Marika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marika by Decade
How has Marika 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.
Marika by State
Birth registrations for Marika span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Washington. The lowest are in Ohio, North Carolina, Colorado. On average, about 53 Marikas were registered per state.
Marika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marika
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Marika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marika?
We estimate approximately 2,132 people named Marika 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 160,767 Americans share this first name.
Is Marika a common name?
Marika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,292 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marika most popular?
Marika reached peak popularity in 1993, when 96 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marika is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marika a female name?
Marika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marika Smith, Marika Johnson, Marika 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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