female NAME · CURRENTLY #2846

Maritza

mah-REET-sah

“A Spanish form related to María; ultimately from Miryam, whose meaning is uncertain and traditionally rendered as “bitterness” or “beloved.””

A Spanish feminine name commonly treated as a form or diminutive of María.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Maritza has traveled through time

51945 161950 981955 2171960 2461965 3201970 2801975 3391980 2871985 5111990 5251995 4742000 7802005 3402010 2082015 992020 602025
LATEST YEAR202560 births
PEAK RANK#403in 2005
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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