Recorded 1967–2001 Girls' name Peak 1994 50 births

Marizela — girls' name

50 babies named Marizela in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

50 girls have been named Marizela since 1967, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

50
total births
1967–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Marizela was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Marizela in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marizela

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Marizela between 1967 and 2001, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marizela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marizela performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marizela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marizela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marizela 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 50 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.

Marizela at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

50

Since 1967

35 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1967

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2001

Marizela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1967

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Marizela by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 38% of Marizela's all-time total
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Marizela by state

Where Marizela concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marizela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 12.0%
California share of Marizela's total US births 12.0%

6 of 50 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marizela?
50 babies have been named Marizela since 1967. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Marizela most popular?
Marizela was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Marizela most popular?
The top states for the name Marizela are California (6 births).
How long has the name Marizela been used?
Marizela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 35 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Marizela?
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, 1967–2001 (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.