Girls' name · since 1946

Marianela

Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 647 babies named Marianela, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#10,036 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,086 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
647
born since 1946
1970s
peak decade

647 babies have been named Marianela since 1946, making it today's #12086 girls' name.

Marianela has 647 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12086 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.

  • #10,036 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,086 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 647 born since 1946
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marianela ranks #10,036 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,086 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 647 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.

#10,036 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,086 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
647
born since 1946
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%30.1%
Marianela vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Marianela's 647 recorded births place it above 86.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Marianela compares

647 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Marianela's all-time total is 72% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Marianela Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 647 376 567,345
Peak-year births 17 21 19,840

Marianela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Marianela's full recorded timeline at 1988, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Marianela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1967)
17
Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
05101520 194619621971198019891998200720172025 7

Marianela by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (126 births, 19% of the file).

1970s was Marianela's strongest decade.

126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Marianela births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 126 births (19% of all-time use).

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

How Marianela compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marianela's total volume

Marianela vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -14, 11.9%-40, 8%-34, 15%-97, 4.2%-48, 7%-55, 3.6%-18, 20.2%-25, 13.1%-25, 9.6%-48, 6.7%-25, 7.9%-111, 3.3%-33, 5.2%-69, 4.2%-49, 3.9%Marianela-80, 2.6%Marianela
Marianela vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Marianela by state

Where Marianela concentrates geographically, total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marianela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
57 8.8%
#2 New York
35 5.4%
Texas share of Marianela's total US births 8.8%
Even split

57 of 647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marianela?
Marianela has been given to 647 babies in the U.S. since 1946, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #10,036 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #12,086 of 17,297. 17 babies were born in 1967, its single highest year.
Where does Marianela sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marianela ranks #10,036 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,086 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marianela most popular?
Marianela was most popular in the 1970s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Marianela most popular?
The top states for the name Marianela are Texas (57 births), New York (35 births).
How long has the name Marianela been used?
Records for Marianela go back to 1946, giving 80 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Marianela?
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.

What to do with Marianela's data

  • Marianela's decade-level peak was the 1970s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Marianelas (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Marianela

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marianela

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marianela: 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, 1946–2025 (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 Marianela 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.