US rank #1701 Girls' name Peak 1980 24,742 births

Maribel — #1701 US girls' name

24,742 babies named Maribel in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s101910s891920s1571930s791940s541950s2151960s24361970s53431980s55421990s51972000s33782010s15902020s652
#1701
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Maribel was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

768 babies were named Maribel in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maribel

The Social Security Administration has registered 24,742 babies named Maribel between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maribel currently holds the #1701 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 768 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maribel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5,542 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Maribel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8,787 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Maribel in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maribel 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 24,742 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.

Maribel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

24,742

Since 1906

119 years of records

Peak year

1980

768 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#1,701

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1906

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maribel popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1906

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
768
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420101996198219681954193319191906 5

Maribel popularity over time — boys

185 total births recorded since 1970 (Maribel as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 185 births
05101520 19951991198719841981197719741970 5

Maribel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5,542 births that decade — 22% of Maribel's all-time total
1900s101910s891920s1571930s791940s541950s2151960s24361970s53431980s55421990s51972000s33782010s15902020s652

Maribel by state

Where Maribel concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maribel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
8,787 35.5%
#2 Texas
4,994 20.2%
#3 New York
2,446 9.9%
#4 Illinois
1,704 6.9%
#5 New Jersey
772 3.1%
#6 Florida
769 3.1%
#7 Arizona
630 2.5%
#8 Washington
326 1.3%
California share of Maribel's total US births 35.5%
Even split

8,787 of 24,742 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Maribel appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maribel?
24,742 babies have been named Maribel since 1906. It currently ranks #1701 among girls. The peak year was 1980 with 768 births.
When was Maribel most popular?
Maribel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5,542 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Maribel most popular?
The top states for the name Maribel are California (8,787 births), Texas (4,994 births), New York (2,446 births).
How long has the name Maribel been used?
Maribel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 119 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maribel?
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, 1906–2024 (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.