Maritza is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Maritza means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Maritza across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Maritza has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Maritza is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “beloved, or of the sea”. A Spanish elaboration of Maria.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 23,232 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Maritza per year, United States (1945 to 2025). United States peaked in 2005 (780/yr).
Maritza has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2005, when it ranked #777 nationally (given to 780 babies that year).
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