Marika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAR-ih-kuh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Marika is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Marika mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Maria in many European languages; also a separate Japanese name
A pet form of Maria across Central and Eastern Europe, Finland and Greece; in Japan it is an unrelated name.
Is Marika a girl's or a boy's name?
Marika is a girls' name.
How popular is Marika in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 33 girls.
Half of all the girls named Marika in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Marika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,882 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 27 | #1,285 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 27 | #1,326 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,581 |
| 2014 | 33 | #1,131 |
| 2013 | 31 | #1,188 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,430 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,147 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Marika in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 96 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the girls named Marika in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 35 | #3,699 |
| 2000 | 40 | #3,329 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 36 | #3,350 |
| 1997 | 48 | #2,619 |
| 1996 | 62 | #2,174 |
| 1995 | 57 | #2,304 |
| 1994 | 61 | #2,183 |
| 1993 | 96 | #1,588 |
| 1992 | 89 | #1,684 |
| 1991 | 86 | #1,696 |
| 1990 | 78 | #1,824 |
| 1989 | 60 | #2,067 |
| 1988 | 64 | #1,907 |
| 1987 | 59 | #1,917 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,801 |
| 1985 | 46 | #2,221 |
| 1984 | 52 | #1,960 |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,992 |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,922 |
| 1981 | 44 | #2,265 |
| 1980 | 54 | #1,964 |
| 1979 | 59 | #1,814 |
| 1978 | 45 | #2,092 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,761 |
| 1976 | 39 | #2,174 |
| 1975 | 35 | #2,321 |
| 1974 | 39 | #2,100 |
| 1973 | 39 | #2,064 |
| 1972 | 24 | #2,820 |
| 1971 | 25 | #2,801 |
| 1970 | 37 | #2,160 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,454 |
| 1968 | 21 | #2,789 |
| 1967 | 29 | #2,212 |
| 1966 | 25 | #2,406 |
| 1965 | 20 | #2,743 |
| 1964 | 23 | #2,599 |
| 1963 | 24 | #2,488 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,792 |
| 1960 | 15 | #3,211 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,868 |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 15 | #3,047 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #3,324 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
Nicknames for Marika
- Mari 32 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Marika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha Anika Jessica Anya Maryam Misha Radhika Maya Anisha Alisha Krisha Mia
Names related to Marika
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marika, updated 20 October 2026.