Girls' name · since 1906
Maribel
Maribel has 24,870 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,656 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,870
- born since 1906
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maribel is the #1656 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 24,870 recorded since 1906.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maribel has been recorded 24,870 times among girls since 1906, currently ranked #1656 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #923 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,656 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 24,870 born since 1906
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maribel ranks #923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,656 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 24,870 born since 1906, peaking in the 1980s.
- #923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,656 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,870
- born since 1906
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maribel's 24,870 recorded births place it above 98.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maribel compares
24,870 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Maribel's all-time total is 66x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maribel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,870 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 769 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maribel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maribel's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 769, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maribel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 769
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Maribel popularity over time - boys
185 total births recorded since 1970 (Maribel as boys' name)
Maribel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (5,544 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Maribel's strongest decade.
5,544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Maribel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 89
1910s
89 births
- 1920s 157
1920s
157 births
- 1930s 79
1930s
79 births
- 1940s 54
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 215
1950s
215 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,437 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,343 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,544 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,197 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,378 births
- 2010s 1,590
2010s
1,590 births
- 2020s 777
2020s
777 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5,544 births (22% of all-time use).
How Maribel 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 Maribel's total volume
Maribel by state
Where Maribel concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,813 | 35.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,019 | 20.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,447 | 9.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,704 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 779 | 3.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 772 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 630 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 332 | 1.3% |
8,813 of 24,870 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Maribel appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maribel's data
- Maribel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (5,544 total births); usage has since declined to 777 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maribels (8,813 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Maribel
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maribel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~119 yrs)
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, 1906–2025 (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 Maribel 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.