Girls' name · since 1958
Mariela
11,660 babies named Mariela in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,660
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
11,660 babies have been named Mariela since 1958, making it today's #1231 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariela has been recorded 11,660 times among girls since 1958, currently ranked #1231 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #1,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,231 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,660 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariela ranks #1,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,231 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,660 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,660
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mariela's 11,660 recorded births place it above 97.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mariela compares
11,660 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Mariela's all-time total is 31x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mariela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,660 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 524 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mariela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mariela's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 524, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mariela popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 524
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Mariela popularity over time - boys
8 total births recorded since 1992 (Mariela as boys' name)
Mariela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,689 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Mariela's strongest decade.
3,689 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Mariela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 94
1960s
94 births
- 1970s 470
1970s
470 births
- 1980s 1,218
1980s
1,218 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,558 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,689 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,657 births
- 2020s 968
2020s
968 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,689 births (32% of all-time use).
How Mariela 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 Mariela's total volume
Mariela by state
Where Mariela concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,682 | 31.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,093 | 18.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 686 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 587 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 491 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 356 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 239 | 2.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 210 | 1.8% |
3,682 of 11,660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Mariela appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mariela's data
- Mariela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,689 total births); usage has since declined to 968 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marielas (3,682 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Mariela
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mariela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Mariela 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.