Girls' name · since 1945
Marisela
Marisela has 10,309 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,008 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,309
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marisela is the #5008 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,309 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Marisela recorded 10,309 times among girls since 1945, holding rank #5008 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #1,630 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,008 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,309 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marisela ranks #1,630 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,008 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,309 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,008 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,309
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marisela's 10,309 recorded births place it above 97.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marisela compares
10,309 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marisela's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marisela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,309 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 410 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marisela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marisela's full recorded timeline at 1986, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 410 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marisela popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 410
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Marisela popularity over time - boys
29 total births recorded since 1978 (Marisela as boys' name)
Marisela by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,633 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Marisela's strongest decade.
2,633 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Marisela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 289
1950s
289 births
- 1960s 766
1960s
766 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,088 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,633 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,435 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,322 births
- 2010s 517
2010s
517 births
- 2020s 210
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,633 births (26% of all-time use).
How Marisela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marisela's total volume
Marisela by state
Where Marisela concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,004 | 38.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,813 | 27.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 475 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 443 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 198 | 1.9% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 135 | 1.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 131 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 70 | 0.7% |
4,004 of 10,309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Marisela appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marisela's data
- Marisela's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,633 total births); usage has since declined to 210 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mariselas (4,004 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Marisela
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marisela
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marisela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Marisela 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.