Is Marica a boy or girl name?

Marica is a girl’s name. Of the 924 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Marica

Recorded 1938–2005 · United States

Marica was most popular in 1974, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,702 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 924 people named Marica.

Marica over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marica’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marica a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marica is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 924 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org