Recorded 1916–2022 Girls' name Peak 1971 569 births

Maribell — girls' name

569 babies named Maribell in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51960s961970s1541980s861990s632000s692010s792020s12
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Maribell was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

25 babies were named Maribell in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maribell

The Social Security Administration has registered 569 babies named Maribell between 1916 and 2022, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maribell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maribell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Maribell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 77 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Maribell in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maribell 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 569 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.

Maribell at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

569

Since 1916

107 years of records

Peak year

1971

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1916

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2022

Maribell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1916

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1971)
25
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Maribell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
154 births that decade — 27% of Maribell's all-time total
1910s51920s51960s961970s1541980s861990s632000s692010s792020s12

Maribell by state

Where Maribell concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Maribell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
77 13.5%
#2 New York
60 10.5%
#3 New Jersey
6 1.1%
California share of Maribell's total US births 13.5%
Even split

77 of 569 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maribell?
569 babies have been named Maribell since 1916. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1971 with 25 births.
When was Maribell most popular?
Maribell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Maribell most popular?
The top states for the name Maribell are California (77 births), New York (60 births), New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Maribell been used?
Maribell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 107 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Maribell?
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, 1916–2022 (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.