Girls' name · since 1951
Marisella
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 487 babies named Marisella, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,420 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 487
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marisella is the #13420 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 487 recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Marisella recorded 487 times among girls since 1951, holding rank #13420 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #12,050 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,420 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 487 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marisella ranks #12,050 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,420 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 487 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,420 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 487
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marisella's 487 recorded births place it above 83.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Marisella compares
487 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Marisella's all-time total is 30% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marisella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 487 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marisella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marisella's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marisella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Marisella by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (112 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Marisella's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Marisella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 112 births (23% of all-time use).
Marisella by state
Where Marisella concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 5 | 1.0% |
21 of 487 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Marisella's data
- Marisella's decade-level peak was the 2000s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Marisellas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marisella: 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 (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Marisella 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.