Recorded 1932–2002 Girls' name Peak 1994 42 births

Marial — girls' name

42 babies named Marial in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

42 girls have been named Marial since 1932, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

42
total births
1932–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Marial was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

6 babies were named Marial in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marial

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Marial between 1932 and 2002, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marial currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marial performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marial shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marial 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 42 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.

Marial at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

42

Since 1932

71 years of records

Peak year

1994

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1932

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2002

Marial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1932

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1994)
6
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Marial by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 38% of Marial's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marial?
42 babies have been named Marial since 1932. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1994 with 6 births.
When was Marial most popular?
Marial was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Marial been used?
Marial has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 71 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Marial?
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.

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, 1932–2002 (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.