Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Marijke is a form of Maria. Maria comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In French usage, Marijke is a diminutive of Maria.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marijke through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 112
- 0 boys · 112 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 412 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marijke’s family of names
In French usage, Marijke is a diminutive of Maria. Marijke has a related form in Marika. In Dutch usage, Marijke has a related form in Maria.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marijke has relatives in 4 languages.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marijke
- Marijke GroenewoudDutch speed skaterborn 1999
- Marijke SchaarDutch tennis playerborn 1944
- Marijke Van HemeldonckBelgian politicianborn 1931
- Marijke MoserSwiss distance runner1946–2026
- Marijke MerckensDutch actress (1940–2023)
- Marijke ZeekantDutch rowerborn 1956
- Marijke CallebautBelgian association football playerborn 1980
- Marijke van Warmerdamphotographer (born 1959)
- Marijke AbelsDutch sculptorborn 1948
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Marijke, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marlem
>99% girls
Myriah
“resembling the fragrant oil”
>99% girls
Madhuri
“one who is gentle and kind” · “a sweet man”
>99% girls
Mychele
“who is like God?”
>99% girls
Majenta
>99% girls
Darienne
>99% girls
Britnie
“a woman from Great Britain”
>99% girls
Mieasha
>99% girls