Mariel
Mariel is a feminine given name, a diminutive of Mary and influenced by Muriel.
Meaning & Origin of Mariel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mariel is a feminine given name, a diminutive of Mary and influenced by Muriel.
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The Story of Mariel
Mariel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 268 Mariels were born — ranking #772 that year. As of 2026, Mariel ranks #1,000 for baby girls with 255 births, rising sharply (+112% over the past five years). In total, more than 8K Mariels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mariel
Mariel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Mariel's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #772. Use the chart and map above to compare Mariel'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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