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Marica

Marica. 913 US babies since 1940, peak 1974. Notable Maricas are 1.5× over-represented as poets.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1974

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

913 US babies were named Marica between 1940 and 2025.

Marica around the world

  • France: 30 babies since 1900, peak 2013

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Maricas end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Writer1.3×Low · 4 people
Actor1.2×Low · 4 people
Footballer1.3×Low · 3 people
Poet1.5×Low · 3 people

Among notable women who are poets, Maricas show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 7 Marikas spell it Marica

  • Marika 34%
  • Markia 24%
  • Marica 14%
  • Marquia 7%
  • Markeya 6%
  • Marca 4%
  • Marka 4%
  • Markiya 3%
  • Markiyah 2%
  • Markeia 2%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1974)