Girls' name · since 1988

Marbel

15 babies named Marbel in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#49,962 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade

Marbel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marbel has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1992.

  • #49,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 1988
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marbel ranks #49,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.

#49,962 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marbel's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Marbel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Marbel splits its recorded history at 1990: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births).

Marbel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1992

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1988)
5
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
5 198819901992 5

Marbel by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

1990s was Marbel's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Marbel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marbel?
15 babies have been named Marbel since 1988. All-time, it sits at #49,962 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1988 with 5 births.
Where does Marbel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marbel ranks #49,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marbel most popular?
Marbel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Marbel been used?
Records for Marbel go back to 1988, giving 5 years of history through 1992.
What names are similar to Marbel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marbel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marbel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.