Girls' name · since 1956
Marisel
Marisel has 414 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marisel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 414 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Marisel recorded 414 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2009.
- #13,251 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 414 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marisel ranks #13,251 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 414 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marisel's 414 recorded births place it above 81.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Marisel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marisel's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marisel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2009
- Peak year (1973)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Marisel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (126 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Marisel's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Marisel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
94 births
- 1970s
1970s
126 births
- 1980s
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 126 births (30% of all-time use).
Marisel by state
Where Marisel concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 65 | 15.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.2% |
65 of 414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Marisel's data
- Marisel's decade-level peak was the 1970s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marisels (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marisel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1956–2009 (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 Marisel 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.