Girls' name · since 1931
Maridel
Maridel has 69 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1944 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Maridel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 69 recorded since 1931.
Social Security Administration records show Maridel recorded 69 times among girls since 1931, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1955.
- #31,322 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 69 born since 1931
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maridel ranks #31,322 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1931, peaking in the 1940s.
- #31,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Maridel's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maridel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maridel's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1944 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maridel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1955
- Peak year (1944)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Maridel by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (40 births, 58% of the file).
1940s was Maridel's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Maridel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
22 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 40 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Maridel's decade-level peak was the 1940s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~24 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, 1931–1955 (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 Maridel 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.