Marbella
Marbella is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the region; it is also the head of the judicial district that bears its name.
Meaning & Origin of Marbella
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marbella is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the region; it is also the head of the judicial district that bears its name.
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The Story of Marbella
Marbella first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 114 Marbellas were born — ranking #1,781 that year. As of 2026, Marbella ranks #1,781 for baby girls with 114 births, rising sharply (+43% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Marbellas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Marbella
Marbella is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Marbella's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,781. Use the chart and map above to compare Marbella's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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