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Mariel

Mariel holds the #893 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 298 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1965 in 2020 to #893 today. Its strongest year on record was 1992 (#771 nationally, 268 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1914. The name's biggest fan base is in Arizona (#292 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#893
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#771
in 1992 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
298
girls named Mariel

Mariel popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.010%0.015%0.020%18801900192019401960198020002020#771 in 1992
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1992

Where Mariel is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025MI—New York: #1830 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1830Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025RI—Oregon: #619 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OR#619Nevada: #508 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NV#508Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025PA—New Jersey: #1036 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#1036Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025CT—California: #607 (52 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#607Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025UT—Colorado: #634 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#634Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025DE—Arizona: #292 (24 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)AZ#292New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1437 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1437South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #697 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OK#697Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025MS—Alabama: #716 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#716Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mariel in 2025HI—Texas: #338 (101 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)TX#338Florida: #1545 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1545
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arizona (#292), Texas (#338), Nevada (#508)

Uniqueness score

49/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Mariel in the most recent year of SSA data.

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