Is Mariela a boy or girl name?
Mariela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 173 girls and 0 boys were named Mariela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 11,483 US babies named Mariela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,324
- Babies named Mariela since 1958
- 11,483
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 532 babies
Boys and girls named Mariela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 94 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 470 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,217 | 100% |
| 1990s | 8 | 3,558 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,689 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,657 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 784 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,324 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,369 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,333 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,617 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,530 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,635 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,502 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,747 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,620 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,559 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,365 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,357 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,155 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,231 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,073 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 272 | #979 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 295 | #927 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 370 | #780 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 342 | #801 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 416 | #669 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 481 | #585 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 435 | #617 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 371 | #679 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 398 | #634 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 309 | #746 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 370 | #638 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 435 | #565 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 463 | #516 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 294 | #718 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 289 | #715 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 330 | #652 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 354 | #634 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,473 | 524 | #471 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 260 | #788 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 239 | #820 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,055 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,032 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,021 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,054 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,370 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,250 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,250 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,361 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,268 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,200 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,404 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,623 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,393 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,509 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,010 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,473 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,883 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,485 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,779 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,552 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,385 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,202 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,865 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,357 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,253 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,670 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,183 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,129 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,850 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mariela reached #6,473 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #471 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 Mariela
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.