Mariel
#893 for girls in 2025, 298 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 98.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1992 · 268 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,482since 1914
Mariel over time
Rank among girls' names. Mariel has never cracked the top 700 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #893 | 298 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #1,039 | 242 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,255 | 183 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,048 | 94 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,286 | 80 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,965 | 96 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,285 | 79 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,026 | 96 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,703 | 125 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,828 | 113 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #1,839 | 112 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,154 | 88 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,032 | 95 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #2,449 | 75 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,216 | 85 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,860 | 109 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,822 | 118 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,800 | 121 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #1,752 | 123 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #1,691 | 124 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #1,681 | 118 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,654 | 117 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,561 | 123 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,432 | 133 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,600 | 115 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #1,231 | 161 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,358 | 130 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,312 | 135 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #1,163 | 159 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,064 | 174 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,126 | 157 | — | |
| 1994 | #941 | 197 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #934 | 202 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #771 | 268 | — | |
| 1991 | #811 | 252 | — | |
| 1990 | #957 | 196 | — | |
| 1989 | #995 | 173 | #4,527 | 11 |
| 1988 | #775 | 242 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #866 | 196 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #967 | 163 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #981 | 156 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #1,157 | 117 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #1,179 | 111 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,152 | 122 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,122 | 123 | — | |
| 1980 | #995 | 147 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #1,301 | 96 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #2,629 | 32 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,557 | 33 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,540 | 19 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,233 | 20 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | — | |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | — | |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | — | |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | — | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | — | |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | — | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | — | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | — | |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | — | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | — | |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | — | |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | — | |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | — | |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | — | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | — | |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,937 | 13 | — | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | — | |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,881 | 18 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,418 | 27 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,404 | 12 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,828 | 22 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Mariel! It came in at #3,188, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1953–1954, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Mariel is popular in 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Jersey#418 · 1 in 3,019
- New York#435 · 1 in 2,716
- Massachusetts#523 · 1 in 4,653
- Texas#610 · 1 in 4,582
- Pennsylvania#613 · 1 in 5,826
Best ever in a state: #292 in Arizona, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #418 | 15 | 1 in 3,019 |
| New York | #435 | 42 | 1 in 2,716 |
| Massachusetts | #523 | 8 | 1 in 4,653 |
| Texas | #610 | 28 | 1 in 4,582 |
| Pennsylvania | #613 | 12 | 1 in 5,826 |
| California | #620 | 51 | 1 in 4,479 |
| Arizona | #626 | 6 | 1 in 4,198 |
| Florida | #863 | 9 | 1 in 8,102 |
| Illinois | #879 | 9 | 1 in 8,189 |
| Michigan | #1,014 | 5 | 1 in 11,487 |
| Ohio | #1,055 | 5 | 1 in 13,726 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Mariel
- 146 spots since 2024 (#1,039 → #893)
- 1,072 spots since 2020 (#1,965 → #893)
- 946 spots since 2015 (#1,839 → #893)
- Biggest jump: 306 spots in 1980 (#1,301 → #995)
- Biggest drop: 220 spots in 1989 (#775 → #995)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1992 at #771 (268 births)
- Births halved by 1999, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 1985–1994
- Highest: 1 in 5,394 girls born in 2025 were named Mariel (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #771 in 1992, was only 1 in 6,880 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 25.0% of all girls named Mariel (1,870) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 | #2,900 (1915) | #3,386 |
| 1920s | 116 | #1,828 (1927) | #3,015 |
| 1930s | 161 | #1,418 (1935) | #2,081 |
| 1940s | 101 | #2,572 (1940) | #3,135 |
| 1950s | 79 | #2,937 (1951) | #4,275 |
| 1960s | 68 | #4,198 (1969) | #5,279 |
| 1970s | 269 | #1,301 (1979) | #3,481 |
| 1980s | 1,550 | #775 (1988) | #1,019 |
| 1990s | 1,870 | #771 (1992) | #1,044 |
| 2000s | 1,253 | #1,231 (2000) | #1,622 |
| 2010s | 977 | #1,703 (2017) | #2,039 |
| 2020s | 993 | #893 (2025) | #1,581 |
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.
Mariel in 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 7,359 of them was named Mariel, which outranked 94.4% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 239,285 of them was named Mariel, which outranked 38.8% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,786Zerrick9
- #4,786Zeshan9
- #4,786Ziad9
- #5,200Mariel8
- #5,200Abayomi8
- #5,200Abby8
- #5,200Abhishek8
- #5,751Aakash7
- #5,751Abdias7
- #5,751Abelino7
Tied with 550 names at #5,200; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.