Girls' name · since 1886
Marybelle
Marybelle has 1,829 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,995 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,948 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,829
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marybelle is the #10948 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,829 recorded since 1886.
Marybelle has 1,829 recorded births among girls since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10948 as of the latest data, more common than 37% of girls, 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 1886 to 2025.
- #4,995 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,948 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,829 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marybelle ranks #4,995 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,948 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,829 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,995 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,948 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,829
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marybelle's 1,829 recorded births place it above 93.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Marybelle compares
1,829 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marybelle's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marybelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,829 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marybelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marybelle's full recorded timeline at 1944, 22% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 78% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marybelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Marybelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (589 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Marybelle's strongest decade.
589 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Marybelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 50
1890s
50 births
- 1900s 60
1900s
60 births
- 1910s
1910s
366 births
- 1920s
1920s
589 births
- 1930s
1930s
284 births
- 1940s 133
1940s
133 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 57
1970s
57 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 589 births (32% of all-time use).
How Marybelle 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 Marybelle's total volume
Marybelle by state
Where Marybelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 118 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 78 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 72 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #5 | California | | 14 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Kansas | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.3% |
118 of 1,829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Marybelle appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marybelle's data
- Marybelle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (589 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Marybelles (118 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marybelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Marybelle 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.