Mariel

#893 for girls in 2025, 298 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 98.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1992 · 268 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
7,482
since 1914

Mariel over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Mariel has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #771, 1992girls
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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#893298#12,0085
2024#1,039242—
2023#1,255183—
2022#2,04894—
2021#2,28680—
2020#1,96596—
2019#2,28579—
2018#2,02696—
2017#1,703125—
2016#1,828113#12,1855
2015#1,839112—
2014#2,15488—
2013#2,03295#12,1365
2012#2,44975—
2011#2,21685—
2010#1,860109—
2009#1,822118—
2008#1,800121#11,0376
2007#1,752123#12,3675
2006#1,691124#8,7328
2005#1,681118—
2004#1,654117—
2003#1,561123—
2002#1,432133—
2001#1,600115#10,5565
2000#1,231161—
1999#1,358130—
1998#1,312135#9,6315
1997#1,163159—
1996#1,064174—
1995#1,126157—
1994#941197#8,8005
1993#934202#7,6386
1992#771268—
1991#811252—
1990#957196—
1989#995173#4,52711
1988#775242#5,2008
1987#866196#6,0896
1986#967163#4,13010
1985#981156#4,6988
1984#1,157117#6,3155
1983#1,179111—
1982#1,152122—
1981#1,122123—
1980#995147#3,83810
1979#1,30196#4,4038
1978#2,62932—
1977#2,55733—
1976#3,54019—
1975#3,95016—
1974#3,42619—
1973#3,23320—
1972#4,30013—
1971#4,81011—
1970#5,06110—
1969#4,19812—
1968#5,6427—
1967#6,0426—
1966#4,8668—
1965#4,8318—
1964#6,0096—
1963#4,8968—
1962#5,8606—
1961——
1960#5,1687—
1959#5,0317—
1958#3,92510—
1957#4,2029—
1956#3,91010—
1955#3,37712—
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1953#5,6735—
1952#4,1238—
1951#2,93713—
1950#5,3015—
1949#3,17611—
1948#4,2057—
1947#2,89813—
1946#3,21710—
1945#3,3888—
1944#2,76211—
1943#3,8017—
1942#2,66612—
1941#2,66811—
1940#2,57211—
1939#1,88118—
1938#2,57911—
1937#1,91417—
1936#1,80118—
1935#1,41827—
1934#1,91317—
1933#2,40412—
1932#2,36513—
1931#2,10515—
1930#2,42513—
1929#2,19115—
1928#2,49713—
1927#1,82822—
1926#3,04610—
1925#2,48914—
1924#4,4346—
1923#3,9717—
1922#3,15210—
1921#2,94111—
1920#3,5988—
1919#3,4528—
1918#3,5128—
1917#3,3448—
1916#3,9196—
1915#2,9009—
1914#3,1886—
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First appearance
1914

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
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #879 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,189 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,014 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,487 girlsMINew York: #435 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,716 girlsNYMassachusetts: #523 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,653 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedINOhio: #1,055 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,726 girlsOHPennsylvania: #613 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,826 girlsPANew Jersey: #418 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,019 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #620 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 4,479 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedDEArizona: #626 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,198 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel, so not publishedHITexas: #610 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 4,582 girlsTXFlorida: #863 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,102 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Jersey#418 · 1 in 3,019
  2. New York#435 · 1 in 2,716
  3. Massachusetts#523 · 1 in 4,653
  4. Texas#610 · 1 in 4,582
  5. Pennsylvania#613 · 1 in 5,826

Best ever in a state: #292 in Arizona, 2025.

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StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#418151 in 3,019
New York#435421 in 2,716
Massachusetts#52381 in 4,653
Texas#610281 in 4,582
Pennsylvania#613121 in 5,826
California#620511 in 4,479
Arizona#62661 in 4,198
Florida#86391 in 8,102
Illinois#87991 in 8,189
Michigan#1,01451 in 11,487
Ohio#1,05551 in 13,726
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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 Mariel
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
78 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1992 at #771 (268 births)
  • Births halved by 1999, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 1985–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,394
  • 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
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 25.0% of all girls named Mariel (1,870) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s45#2,900 (1915)#3,386
1920s116#1,828 (1927)#3,015
1930s161#1,418 (1935)#2,081
1940s101#2,572 (1940)#3,135
1950s79#2,937 (1951)#4,275
1960s68#4,198 (1969)#5,279
1970s269#1,301 (1979)#3,481
1980s1,550#775 (1988)#1,019
1990s1,870#771 (1992)#1,044
2000s1,253#1,231 (2000)#1,622
2010s977#1,703 (2017)#2,039
2020s993#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

girls
#775
242 births · 1 in 7,359 girls
boys
#5,200
8 births · 1 in 239,285 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #775Mariel242

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #5,200Mariel8
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).

Ranked beside Mariel
  1. #770Lakisha243
  2. #770Tera243
  3. #770Zoe243
  4. #775Mariel242
  5. #775Janessa242
  6. #775Kasandra242
  7. #775Liza242
  8. #780Janell241
  9. #780Justin241
  10. #780Kati241

Tied with 4 names at #775; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

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).

Ranked beside Mariel
  1. #4,786Zerrick9
  2. #4,786Zeshan9
  3. #4,786Ziad9
  4. #5,200Mariel8
  5. #5,200Abayomi8
  6. #5,200Abby8
  7. #5,200Abhishek8
  8. #5,751Aakash7
  9. #5,751Abdias7
  10. #5,751Abelino7

Tied with 550 names at #5,200; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →