Girls' name · since 1953
Marisol
Marisol has 35,041 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #667 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,041
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marisol is the #667 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 35,041 recorded since 1953.
Marisol has 35,041 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #667 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #747 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #667 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 35,041 born since 1953
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marisol ranks #747 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #667 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 35,041 born since 1953, peaking in the 2000s.
- #747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #667 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,041
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marisol's 35,041 recorded births place it above 98.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marisol compares
35,041 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Marisol's all-time total is 93x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marisol | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35,041 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,190 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marisol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marisol's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 1,190, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marisol popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 1,190
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Currently ranks #667 among girls.
35,041 total births across 73 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 1,190 births in a single year.
Marisol popularity over time - boys
315 total births recorded since 1966 (Marisol as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Marisol accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Marisol by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7,855 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Marisol's strongest decade.
7,855 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Marisol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 73
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 2,039
1960s
2,039 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,292 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,575 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,566 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,855 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,563 births
- 2020s 2,078
2020s
2,078 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7,855 births (22% of all-time use).
Marisol decade highlights
- Peak decade 7,855 births
- Runner-up 7,566 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Marisol 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 Marisol's total volume
Marisol by state
Where Marisol concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10,494 | 29.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6,172 | 17.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,969 | 11.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,265 | 6.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 1,384 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,306 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 1,096 | 3.1% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 576 | 1.6% |
10,494 of 35,041 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 29.9% of nationwide
- Texas 17.6% of nationwide
- New York 11.3% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.5% of nationwide
- New Jersey 3.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 38 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 29.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
Marisol appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marisol's data
- Marisol's decade-level peak was the 2000s (7,855 total births); usage has since declined to 2,078 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marisols (10,494 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marisol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Marisol 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.
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