Mariposa
A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning butterfly.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Mariposa by the numbers
Mariposa was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 21 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mariposa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marissaof the sea; form of Maria or Maris427 in the US (2017)
- Marisaof the sea; a form of Maria88 in the US (2017)
- Marionaof the sea; a form of Marina9 in the US (2017)
- Marijosestar of the sea and god increases; combination of Maria and Jose8 in the US (2017)
- Mariannaof the sea; a form of Marian370 in the US (2017)
- Mariellaof the sea; a form of Maria30 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Mariposa
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