Girls' name · since 1924

Marinel

Marinel has 27 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#42,346 of 72,339
all-time among girls
27
born since 1924
1920s
peak decade

Marinel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1924.

Marinel has 27 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2002.

  • #42,346 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 27 born since 1924
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marinel ranks #42,346 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.

#42,346 of 72,339
all-time among girls
27
born since 1924
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marinel's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Marinel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Marinel splits its recorded history at 1937: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Marinel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1925)
7
Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19241925193719472002 5

Marinel by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 44% of the file).

1920s was Marinel's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Marinel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marinel?
27 babies have been named Marinel since 1924. All-time, it sits at #42,346 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1925 with 7 births.
Where does Marinel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marinel ranks #42,346 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marinel most popular?
Marinel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Marinel been used?
The SSA has tracked Marinel since 1924 -- 79 years through the most recent 2002 data.
What names are similar to Marinel?
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.

What to do with Marinel's data

  • Marinel's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marinel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1924–2002 (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 Marinel 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.