The first name Maritza
A girl’s name meaning “rebellion”, “lady”, “mistress”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Maritza means “rebellion”, “lady”, “mistress”.
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”).
More names that mean god, king, queen.
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Popularity in the United States
Babies named Maritza at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 60 girls born in the United States were named Maritza, the 2,846th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 780 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Maritza
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Maritza MarténCuban discus thrower, born 1963
- Maritza SayaleroBeauty queen who was crowned Miss Venezuela in 1979
- Maritza Arribas RobainaCuban chess player, born 1971
- Sarah MintzColombian actress, born 1975
Questions
- What does the name Maritza mean?
- Maritza means “rebellion”, “lady”, “mistress”.
- Is Maritza a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 23,232 US babies named Maritza since 1880 were girls.
- When was Maritza most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 780 babies were named Maritza, its highest rank at 403rd.