Recorded 1967–1988 Girls' name Peak 1970 84 births

Marisal — girls' name

84 babies named Marisal in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s471980s20

The verdict

84 girls have been named Marisal since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1988.

84
total births
1967–1988
years on record
1970s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Marisal was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

16 babies were named Marisal in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marisal

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Marisal between 1967 and 1988, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marisal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marisal performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marisal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marisal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marisal 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 84 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.

Marisal at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

84

Since 1967

22 years of records

Peak year

1970

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1967

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1988

Marisal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1967

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1970)
16
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 198819861982198119781977197419731971197019681967 11

Marisal by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
47 births that decade — 56% of Marisal's all-time total
1960s171970s471980s20

Marisal by state

Where Marisal concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marisal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8 9.5%
New York share of Marisal's total US births 9.5%

8 of 84 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marisal?
84 babies have been named Marisal since 1967. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1970 with 16 births.
When was Marisal most popular?
Marisal was most popular in the 1970s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Marisal most popular?
The top states for the name Marisal are New York (8 births).
How long has the name Marisal been used?
Marisal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 22 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Marisal?
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, 1967–1988 (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.