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
0%100%Median name50%71.7%
Maribelle vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Maribelle's 1,457 recorded births place it above 91.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
67
Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
020406080 191219241936196219761994200520162025 27

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 395 births (27% of all-time use).

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

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 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 -48, 4.5%-63, 5%-35, 4.3%-146, 1.9%-36, 6.6%-45, 9.5%-105, 2.8%-110, 2.3%-74, 4.5%-48, 5.4%-143, 3.9%-28, 7%-69, 11%-102, 2.8%-38, 8.9%Maribelle-114, 4.6%Maribelle
Maribelle vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Maribelle by state

Where Maribelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Maribelle
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%
California share of Maribelle's total US births 12.4%
Even split

181 of 1,457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maribelle?
Maribelle has been given to 1,457 babies in the U.S. since 1912, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,810 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #4,886 of 17,297. 67 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
Where does Maribelle sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maribelle most popular?
Maribelle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 395 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Maribelle most popular?
The top states for the name Maribelle are California (181 births), Texas (77 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Maribelle been used?
Records for Maribelle go back to 1912, giving 114 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Maribelle?
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 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.

Keep exploring Maribelle

Nearby Names Like Maribelle

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Maribelle

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.

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.