Recorded 1899–2012 Girls' name Peak 1919 549 births

Marybell — girls' name

549 babies named Marybell in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61910s801920s1151930s341950s51960s961970s1081980s681990s232000s82010s6
1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Marybell was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

20 babies were named Marybell in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marybell

The Social Security Administration has registered 549 babies named Marybell between 1899 and 2012, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marybell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marybell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Marybell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Marybell in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marybell 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 549 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.

Marybell at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

549

Since 1899

114 years of records

Peak year

1919

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1899

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2012

Marybell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1899

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1919)
20
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Marybell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
115 births that decade — 21% of Marybell's all-time total
1890s61910s801920s1151930s341950s51960s961970s1081980s681990s232000s82010s6

Marybell by state

Where Marybell concentrates geographically — total births since 1899

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Marybell
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%
California share of Marybell's total US births 4.4%
Even split

24 of 549 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marybell?
549 babies have been named Marybell since 1899. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1919 with 20 births.
When was Marybell most popular?
Marybell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Marybell most popular?
The top states for the name Marybell are California (24 births), New York (17 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Marybell been used?
Marybell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 114 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Marybell?
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, 1899–2012 (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.