Is Mariel a boy or girl name?
Mariel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 241 girls and 0 boys were named Mariel, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.4% of the 7,298 US babies named Mariel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,039
- Babies named Mariel since 1914
- 7,298
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 268 babies
Boys and girls named Mariel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 45 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 116 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 161 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 101 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 79 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 68 | 100% |
| 1970s | 8 | 268 | 97.1% |
| 1980s | 58 | 1,550 | 96.4% |
| 1990s | 16 | 1,870 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 24 | 1,253 | 98.1% |
| 2010s | 10 | 977 | 99% |
| 2020s | 0 | 694 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,039 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,257 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,064 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,302 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,971 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,300 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,038 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,713 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,480 | 113 | #1,835 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,847 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,166 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,350 | 95 | #2,046 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,466 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,234 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,870 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,828 |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,028 | 121 | #1,804 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,667 | 123 | #1,758 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,268 | 124 | #1,698 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,688 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,663 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,440 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,677 | 115 | #1,605 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,367 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,685 | 135 | #1,318 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,165 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,068 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,128 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,726 | 197 | #946 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,294 | 202 | #936 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 268 | #772 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 252 | #814 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 196 | #960 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,702 | 173 | #999 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,532 | 242 | #778 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,646 | 196 | #870 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,346 | 163 | #970 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,999 | 156 | #984 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,965 | 117 | #1,162 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,181 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,156 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,125 |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,028 | 147 | #1,000 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,680 | 96 | #1,308 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,656 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,646 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,613 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,059 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,508 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,301 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,437 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,998 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,281 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,333 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,006 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,506 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,119 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,116 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,487 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,138 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,308 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,500 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,369 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,092 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,428 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,072 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,502 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,211 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,351 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,046 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,812 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,316 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,470 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,004 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,358 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,575 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,884 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,756 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,781 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,671 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,928 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,683 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,969 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,846 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,434 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,970 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,496 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,445 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,169 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,509 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,264 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,577 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,860 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,193 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,565 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,837 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,226 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,291 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,083 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,832 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,678 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,725 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,579 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,216 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,042 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,464 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mariel reached #4,028 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #772 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mariel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.