Maribel

#1,652 for girls in 2025, 125 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #7,792
Given to girls 99.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1980 · 769 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
24,870
since 1906

Maribel over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Maribel has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #315, 1980girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#1,652125—
2024#1,708119—
2023#1,514142—
2022#1,373168—
2021#2,02495—
2020#1,623128—
2019#2,03594—
2018#1,813112—
2017#1,655130—
2016#1,472156—
2015#1,411164—
2014#1,454155—
2013#1,338174—
2012#1,291184—
2011#1,138215—
2010#1,180206—
2009#945282—
2008#935291—
2007#905304—
2006#804341—
2005#598474—
2004#764341—
2003#839291—
2002#729334—
2001#726335—
2000#649385—
1999#622382—
1998#577424—
1997#491502—
1996#502477—
1995#484513#7,7926
1994#495501—
1993#478526#5,36010
1992#415610#5,23610
1991#424601#4,47612
1990#394661#4,99310
1989#431572#5,1659
1988#470481—
1987#450491#6,0896
1986#445485#4,4579
1985#462460#3,80511
1984#439474#2,82416
1983#424510#3,23013
1982#360640#3,69211
1981#354662#4,9617
1980#315769#4,1349
1979#402538—
1978#399515#5,7725
1977#405512#5,8455
1976#389528#4,4187
1975#380546#5,4645
1974#380558#4,6346
1973#390523#4,0547
1972#385555#4,4416
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1970#446492#4,7245
1969#468425—
1968#521342—
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1966#680205—
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1964#632260—
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1960#1,14790—
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1958#1,79137—
1957#2,02829—
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First appearance
1906

The first year at least five girls were named Maribel! It came in at #1,951, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1906–1912, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Maribel is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedNHWashington: #442 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,948 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #338 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,273 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedMINew York: #501 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,494 girlsNYMassachusetts: #734 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,699 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedRIOregon: #379 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,295 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #623 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,332 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #145 for girls · 300 births · 1 in 813 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedDEArizona: #236 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,271 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maribel, so not publishedHITexas: #237 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsTXFlorida: #624 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,814 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#145 · 1 in 813
  2. Arizona#236 · 1 in 1,271
  3. Texas#237 · 1 in 1,361
  4. Illinois#338 · 1 in 2,273
  5. Oregon#379 · 1 in 2,295

Best ever in a state: #96 in California, 1980.

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StateRankBirthsShare
California#1453001 in 813
Arizona#236201 in 1,271
Texas#237981 in 1,361
Illinois#338341 in 2,273
Oregon#37971 in 2,295
Washington#442101 in 2,948
New York#501341 in 3,494
New Jersey#62391 in 5,332
Florida#624161 in 4,814
Massachusetts#73451 in 7,699
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Maribel
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 56 spots since 2024 (#1,708 → #1,652)
  • 29 spots since 2020 (#1,623 → #1,652)
  • 241 spots since 2015 (#1,411 → #1,652)
  • Biggest jump: 259 spots in 1962 (#929 → #670)
  • Biggest drop: 235 spots in 2010 (#945 → #1,180)
Rise & fade · girls
74 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1906
  • Peaked 1980 at #315 (769 births)
  • Births halved by 1999, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 49 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1961–2009
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,159
  • Highest: 1 in 2,159 girls born in 1980 were named Maribel (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,858 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 22.3% of all girls named Maribel (5,544) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s10#1,951 (1906)#2,006
1910s89#1,652 (1917)#2,267
1920s157#1,672 (1923)#2,322
1930s79#2,386 (1936)#2,796
1940s54#2,737 (1940)#3,762
1950s215#1,273 (1959)#2,771
1960s2,437#468 (1969)#691
1970s5,343#380 (1974)#397
1980s5,544#315 (1980)#415
1990s5,197#394 (1990)#488
2000s3,378#598 (2005)#789
2010s1,590#1,138 (2011)#1,479
2020s777#1,373 (2022)#1,649

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Maribel in 1989

girls
#431
572 births · 1 in 3,223 girls
boys
#5,165
9 births · 1 in 222,325 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #431Maribel572

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #5,165Maribel9
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 3,223 of them was named Maribel, which outranked 97.0% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maribel
  1. #428Kyla580
  2. #429Jaleesa579
  3. #430Traci574
  4. #431Maribel572
  5. #431Juliana572
  6. #433Charity568
  7. #434Shauna567
  8. #435Ryan566

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 222,325 of them was named Maribel, which outranked 44.1% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maribel
  1. #4,811Zerrick10
  2. #4,811Zoe10
  3. #4,811Zuri10
  4. #5,165Maribel9
  5. #5,165Abdallah9
  6. #5,165Abiel9
  7. #5,165Abrahim9
  8. #5,615Abdel8
  9. #5,615Abdias8
  10. #5,615Abed8

Tied with 449 names at #5,165; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989 →