Girls' name · since 1949
Marihelen
Marihelen has 12 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #52,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1949
- 1940s
- peak decade
12 girls have been named Marihelen since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Marihelen recorded 12 times among girls since 1949, 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 1949 to 1957.
- #52,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1949
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marihelen ranks #52,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1949, peaking in the 1940s.
- #52,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1949
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marihelen's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marihelen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marihelen's full recorded timeline at 1957, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marihelen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1957
- Peak year (1949)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Marihelen by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1940s was Marihelen's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Marihelen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Marihelen's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Marihelen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1949–1957 (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 Marihelen 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.