Girls' name · since 1960
Maricel
Maricel has 465 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 465
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
465 girls have been named Maricel since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Maricel recorded 465 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2011.
- #12,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 465 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maricel ranks #12,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 465 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 465
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maricel's 465 recorded births place it above 82.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Maricel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maricel's full recorded timeline at 1986, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maricel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2011
- Peak year (1990)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Maricel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (134 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Maricel's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Maricel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 134 births (29% of all-time use).
Maricel by state
Where Maricel concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 15.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 2.2% |
72 of 465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maricel's data
- Maricel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maricels (72 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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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maricel
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maricel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1960–2011 (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 Maricel 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.