Recorded 1915–1998 Girls' name Peak 1958 1,166 births

Mariellen — girls' name

1,166 babies named Mariellen in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s341920s1211930s971940s2121950s3491960s2221970s691980s451990s17
1950s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Mariellen was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

50 babies were named Mariellen in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mariellen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,166 babies named Mariellen between 1915 and 1998, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mariellen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mariellen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 349 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Mariellen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Mariellen in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mariellen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,166 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mariellen at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

1,166

Since 1915

84 years of records

Peak year

1958

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1915

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 1998

Mariellen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1915

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1958)
50
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Mariellen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
349 births that decade — 30% of Mariellen's all-time total
1910s341920s1211930s971940s2121950s3491960s2221970s691980s451990s17

Mariellen by state

Where Mariellen concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Mariellen
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%
New York share of Mariellen's total US births 6.0%
Even split

70 of 1,166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mariellen?
1,166 babies have been named Mariellen since 1915. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1958 with 50 births.
When was Mariellen most popular?
Mariellen was most popular in the 1950s decade with 349 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Mariellen most popular?
The top states for the name Mariellen are New York (70 births), Pennsylvania (59 births), Illinois (21 births).
How long has the name Mariellen been used?
Mariellen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 84 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Mariellen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.