US rank #1924 Girls' name Peak 2024 2,304 births

Marbella — #1924 US girls' name

2,304 babies named Marbella in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s741980s1291990s3592000s6112010s6952020s436
#1924
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Marbella was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

103 babies were named Marbella in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marbella

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,304 babies named Marbella between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marbella currently holds the #1924 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marbella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 695 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marbella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 859 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Marbella in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marbella in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,304 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marbella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,304

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2024

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,924

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marbella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
103
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
050100150 202420172010200319961989198219751971 5

Marbella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
695 births that decade — 30% of Marbella's all-time total
1970s741980s1291990s3592000s6112010s6952020s436

Marbella by state

Where Marbella concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marbella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
859 37.3%
#2 Texas
367 15.9%
#3 Arizona
57 2.5%
#4 Florida
40 1.7%
#5 Illinois
33 1.4%
#6 North Carolina
10 0.4%
#7 New York
10 0.4%
#8 Georgia
6 0.3%
California share of Marbella's total US births 37.3%
Even split

859 of 2,304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Marbella appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marbella?
2,304 babies have been named Marbella since 1971. It currently ranks #1924 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 103 births.
When was Marbella most popular?
Marbella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 695 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Marbella most popular?
The top states for the name Marbella are California (859 births), Texas (367 births), Arizona (57 births).
How long has the name Marbella been used?
Marbella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marbella?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.