Mariel Girl
How popular is Mariel?
#893 girl name in 2025
298 baby girls were named Mariel in the US in 2025, making it the 893rd most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
Mariel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #893 for girls (▲ 146 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 298 girls, 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+166% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,839 in 2015, #1,965 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (298 girls) |
| Highest rank | #769 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mariel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mariel family of names ranked #636 for girls in 2025 (#731 the year before), with 431 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mariel | 298 | 69% |
| Marielle | 121 | 28% |
| Maryel | 5 | 1% |
| Mariell | 7 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mariel is most popular
Babies named Mariel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Arizona: 0.4 per 1,000 (55 girls)
- Texas: 0.4 per 1,000 (302 girls)
- Nevada: 0.2 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (167 girls)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 girls)
Mariel by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 | #2,899 |
| 1920s | 116 | #1,827 |
| 1930s | 161 | #1,418 |
| 1940s | 101 | #2,571 |
| 1950s | 79 | #2,936 |
| 1960s | 68 | #4,197 |
| 1970s | 269 | #1,301 |
| 1980s | 1,550 | #775 |
| 1990s | 1,870 | #769 |
| 2000s | 1,253 | #1,229 |
| 2010s | 977 | #1,703 |
| 2020s | 993 | #893 |
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Questions
- Is Mariel a boy or girl name?
- Mariel is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Mariel were girls.
- How popular is the name Mariel?
- 298 baby girls were named Mariel in the US in 2025, making it the 893rd most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
- When was Mariel most popular?
- Mariel peaked in 2025, when 298 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #769 in 1992.
- How many people are named Mariel?
- 7,603 babies have been named Mariel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,161 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Mariel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mariel was most common in Arizona, at 0.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.