Girls' name · since 1915
Mariellen
Mariellen has 1,166 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,166
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mariellen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,166 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariellen has been recorded 1,166 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1998.
- #6,755 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,166 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mariellen ranks #6,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,166 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,166
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mariellen's 1,166 recorded births place it above 90.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Mariellen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mariellen's full recorded timeline at 1952, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mariellen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1998
- Peak year (1958)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Mariellen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (349 births, 30% of the file).
1950s was Mariellen's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Mariellen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s 121
1920s
121 births
- 1930s 97
1930s
97 births
- 1940s
1940s
212 births
- 1950s
1950s
349 births
- 1960s
1960s
222 births
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 349 births (30% of all-time use).
How Mariellen 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 Mariellen's total volume
Mariellen by state
Where Mariellen concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 70 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 59 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #6 | California | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.9% |
70 of 1,166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Mariellen's data
- Mariellen's decade-level peak was the 1950s (349 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mariellens (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mariellen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1915–1998 (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 Mariellen 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.