Maritza

Where Maritza comes from

From Spanish Maritza, a diminutive of: * María, from Marīa, from Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), from מרים (miryām, “rebellion”); and * Marta, from Martha, from Μάρθα (Mártha), from מרתא (mārtā, “lady, mistress, ruler”), female counterpart of מרא (mārā, “lord, master, ruler”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Maritza
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1945
    First appearance
    #4,556 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1961
    Maritza Sayalero born
    beauty queen who was crowned Miss Venezuela in 1979
  3. 1963
    Maritza Martén born
    Cuban discus thrower
  4. 2005
    Peak, #403
    780 babies named Maritza — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2010
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #804.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name
Namesakes
  • Maritza Martén · Cuban discus thrower, born 1963
  • Maritza Sayalero · beauty queen who was crowned Miss Venezuela in 1979, born 1961
  • Maritza Bustamante · Venezuelan actress, born 1980
  • Maritza Arribas Robaina · Cuban chess player, born 1971
  • Maritza Correia · Puerto Rican swimmer, born 1981

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.