Mariska
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning of the sea; a form of Marisa.
Babies a year
25
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Mariska by the numbers
Mariska was given to 25 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 107 babies in 2007, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mariska. 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)
- Marikaform of Maria; of the sea; beloved13 in the US (2017)
- Maruskaof the sea; diminutive of Maria in Slavic languages9 in the US (2017)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marianaof the sea; feminine form of Marius1,084 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Mariska, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
- Halliefrom the hall; sea-woman1,246 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Mariska
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