Girls' name · since 1914
Mariel
7,482 babies named Mariel in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #894 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,482
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mariel currently ranks #894 among girls' names in America, with 7,482 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariel has been recorded 7,482 times among girls since 1914, currently ranked #894 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,981 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #894 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,482 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariel ranks #1,981 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #894 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,482 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #894 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,482
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mariel's 7,482 recorded births place it above 97.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mariel compares
7,482 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Mariel's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mariel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,482 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 298 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mariel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mariel's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 298, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mariel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 298
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Mariel popularity over time - boys
121 total births recorded since 1979 (Mariel as boys' name)
Mariel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,870 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Mariel's strongest decade.
1,870 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Mariel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 116
1920s
116 births
- 1930s 161
1930s
161 births
- 1940s 101
1940s
101 births
- 1950s 79
1950s
79 births
- 1960s 68
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 269
1970s
269 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,550 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,870 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,253 births
- 2010s
2010s
977 births
- 2020s
2020s
993 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,870 births (25% of all-time use).
How Mariel 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 Mariel's total volume
Mariel by state
Where Mariel concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,291 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,173 | 15.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 758 | 10.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 277 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 268 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 163 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 152 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 141 | 1.9% |
1,291 of 7,482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Mariel appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mariel's data
- Mariel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (1,870 total births) through the 2020s (993) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mariels (1,291 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 Mariel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Mariel 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.