Girls' name · since 1899
Marybell
Since 1899, U.S. Social Security records show 549 babies named Marybell, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 549
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
549 girls have been named Marybell since 1899, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marybell has 549 recorded births among girls since 1899, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2012.
- #11,190 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 549 born since 1899
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marybell ranks #11,190 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 549 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 549
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marybell's 549 recorded births place it above 84.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marybell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marybell's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marybell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2012
- Peak year (1919)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Marybell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (115 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Marybell's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Marybell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
80 births
- 1920s
1920s
115 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
96 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 115 births (21% of all-time use).
How Marybell 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 Marybell's total volume
Marybell by state
Where Marybell concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 4.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 3.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
24 of 549 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Marybell's data
- Marybell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marybells (24 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 Marybell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1899–2012 (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 Marybell 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.