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Mariel

girls’ nameAt its peakCompare

Mariel is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 241 births. Its best rank was 772nd, in 1992.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
2410.01% of girls
Peak year
1992268 births
Best rank
#772in 1992
Since 1914
7,182people given the name
Babies named Mariel, by year of birthgirls
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The story in the numbers

7,182 girls have been named Mariel in the United States since 1914, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1992, with 268 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 1992, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1995, and the 1990s alone account for 26%. It has spent 11 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
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By decade

Decadegirls named Mariel
1910s45
1920s116
1930s161
1940s101
1950s79
1960s68
1970s268
1980s1,550
1990s1,870
2000s1,253
2010s977
2020s694

In 1992, its biggest year

Mariel was the 772nd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 1992 were Ashley, Jessica, Amanda, Brittany and Sarah. See all of 1992.

Names that rose and fell with Mariel

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.