Recorded 1924–2002 Girls' name Peak 1925 27 births

Marinel — girls' name

27 babies named Marinel in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

27 girls have been named Marinel since 1924, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2002.

27
total births
1924–2002
years on record
1920s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Marinel was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marinel in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marinel

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Marinel between 1924 and 2002, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marinel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marinel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marinel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marinel 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 27 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.

Marinel at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

27

Since 1924

79 years of records

Peak year

1925

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1924

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2002

Marinel popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1925)
7
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Marinel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 44% of Marinel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marinel?
27 babies have been named Marinel since 1924. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1925 with 7 births.
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?
Marinel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 79 years of data through 2002.
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.

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, 1924–2002 (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.