Girls' name · since 1912
Maribelle
Maribelle has 1,457 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,810 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,886 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,457
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,457 babies have been named Maribelle since 1912, making it today's #4886 girls' name.
Maribelle has 1,457 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4886 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #5,810 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,886 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,457 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maribelle ranks #5,810 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,886 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,457 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,810 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,886 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,457
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maribelle's 1,457 recorded births place it above 91.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maribelle compares
1,457 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Maribelle's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maribelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,457 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maribelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maribelle splits its recorded history at 1975: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maribelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Currently ranks #4886 among girls.
1,457 total births across 114 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 67 births in a single year.
Maribelle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (395 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Maribelle's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Maribelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 76
1910s
76 births
- 1920s 147
1920s
147 births
- 1930s 101
1930s
101 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s
2010s
395 births
- 2020s
2020s
242 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 395 births (27% of all-time use).
Maribelle decade highlights
- Peak decade 395 births
- Runner-up 242 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Maribelle 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 Maribelle's total volume
Maribelle by state
Where Maribelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 181 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 77 | 5.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
181 of 1,457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.4% of nationwide
- Texas 5.3% of nationwide
- New York 0.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 0.4% of nationwide
- Florida 0.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Maribelle's data
- Maribelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (395 total births) through the 2020s (242) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maribelles (181 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maribelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Maribelle 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.
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