Recorded 1914–2018 Girls' name Peak 1981 683 births

Marybel — girls' name

683 babies named Marybel in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s161960s1191970s1781980s1861990s1042000s602010s15
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Marybel was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

27 babies were named Marybel in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marybel

The Social Security Administration has registered 683 babies named Marybel between 1914 and 2018, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marybel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marybel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marybel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 156 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marybel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marybel 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 683 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.

Marybel at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

683

Since 1914

105 years of records

Peak year

1981

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1914

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2018

Marybel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1914

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1981)
27
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
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Marybel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
186 births that decade — 27% of Marybel's all-time total
1910s51920s161960s1191970s1781980s1861990s1042000s602010s15

Marybel by state

Where Marybel concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Marybel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
156 22.8%
#2 New York
42 6.1%
#3 Texas
27 4.0%
California share of Marybel's total US births 22.8%
Even split

156 of 683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marybel?
683 babies have been named Marybel since 1914. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1981 with 27 births.
When was Marybel most popular?
Marybel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Marybel most popular?
The top states for the name Marybel are California (156 births), New York (42 births), Texas (27 births).
How long has the name Marybel been used?
Marybel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 105 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Marybel?
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.

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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, 1914–2018 (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.