Marieke
Marieke, also spelled Marike, is a Dutch-language feminine given name, a diminutive of Maria. The Polish, Greek and Japanese equivalent is Marika.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Marieke
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marieke, also spelled Marike, is a Dutch-language feminine given name, a diminutive of Maria. The Polish, Greek and Japanese equivalent is Marika.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Marieke
American parents first put Marieke on the record books as a baby girl name in 1973, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 9 Mariekes were born — ranking #8,501 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Mariekes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 119 Mariekes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Marieke
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About the name Marieke
Marieke is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 119 births in the dataset. Marieke's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #8,501. Use the chart and map above to compare Marieke's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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