Girl · #6,104 in 2026

Marel

Marel is a multi-national food processing company based in Iceland and headquartered in Garðabær. The company manufactures equipment and other services for food processing in the poultry, meat, and fish industries. Marel has approximately 8,000 employees across 30 countries.

Current Rank
#6,104
Peak Rank
#6,104 (1958)
Total Babies
5
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1958
First Year
1958
Last Year
1958
Peak Year
#6104
Peak Rank
5
Total Count
1
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Marel

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Marel is a multi-national food processing company based in Iceland and headquartered in Garðabær. The company manufactures equipment and other services for food processing in the poultry, meat, and fish industries. Marel has approximately 8,000 employees across 30 countries.

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Origin & history
Marel's began in 1977 with a project at the University of Iceland focused on developing motion-compensating onboard scales. The company itself was founded in 1983. Its primary business is developing and providing equipment, software, and services for automating processes in the poultry, meat, and fish industries. This includes automating tasks across various stages of production, from receiving, processing, packing, and final dispatch. Marel engineers implemented early computer technology into food processing equipment, an area where it had not been used extensively. The design plan was to hav

The Story of Marel

Marel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1958, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 5 Marels were born — ranking #6,104 that year. As of 2026, Marel ranks #6,104 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Marels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Marel

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Frequently Asked Questions about Marel

What does the name Marel mean?
Marel is a multi-national food processing company based in Iceland and headquartered in Garðabær. The company manufactures equipment and other services for food processing in the poultry, meat, and fish industries. Marel has approximately 8,000 employees across 30 countries.
How popular is Marel in 2026?
In 2026, Marel ranks #6,104 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Marel most popular?
Marel reached its peak popularity in 1958, ranking #6,104 that year with 5 babies given the name.
Is Marel a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Marel is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Marel?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Marel include Anetia, Arvia, Beatrica. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Marel

Marel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Marel's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #6,104. Use the chart and map above to compare Marel'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.