Girls' name · since 1914
Marybel
Marybel has 683 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 683
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
683 girls have been named Marybel since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Marybel recorded 683 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1914 to 2018.
- #9,662 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 683 born since 1914
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marybel ranks #9,662 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 683 born since 1914, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 683
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marybel's 683 recorded births place it above 86.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marybel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marybel splits its recorded history at 1984: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marybel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2018
- Peak year (1981)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Marybel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (186 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Marybel's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Marybel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
119 births
- 1970s
1970s
178 births
- 1980s
1980s
186 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s 60
2000s
60 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 186 births (27% of all-time use).
How Marybel 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 Marybel's total volume
Marybel by state
Where Marybel concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 156 | 22.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 42 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 27 | 4.0% |
156 of 683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Marybel's data
- Marybel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marybels (156 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marybel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1914–2018 (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 Marybel 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.