Is Mariza a boy or girl name?

Mariza is a girl’s name. Of the 1,142 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Mariza

Recorded 1961–2024 · United States

Mariza was most popular in 2005, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,584 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,142 people named Mariza.

Mariza over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mariza’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mariza a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mariza is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,142 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Mariza

Where Mariza is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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