Girl · #17,292 in 2026

Mariele

Marielle is a French female name, a diminutive of Marie. Notable people with the name include:Marielle Franco, Brazilian politician and human rights activist Marielle Gallo, French politician and Member of the European Parliament Marielle Goitschel, former French alpine skier Marielle Houle, Canadian woman who helped her ailing son Charles Fariala commit suicide Marielle Jaffe, American model and…

  • German
Current Rank
#17,292
Peak Rank
#9,243 (1988)
Total Babies
40
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1987
First Year
2009
Last Year
1988
Peak Year
#9243
Peak Rank
40
Total Count
7
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Mariele

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

Marielle is a French female name, a diminutive of Marie. Notable people with the name include:Marielle Franco, Brazilian politician and human rights activist Marielle Gallo, French politician and Member of the European Parliament Marielle Goitschel, former French alpine skier Marielle Houle, Canadian woman who helped her ailing son Charles Fariala commit suicide Marielle Jaffe, American model and…

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • German

The Story of Mariele

American parents first put Mariele on the record books as a baby girl name in 1987, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 7 Marieles were born — ranking #9,243 that year. About 38% of every Mariele on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Mariele last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 40 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Mariele

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mariele. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Mariele

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mariele

What does the name Mariele mean?
Marielle is a French female name, a diminutive of Marie. Notable people with the name include:Marielle Franco, Brazilian politician and human rights activist Marielle Gallo, French politician and Member of the European Parliament Marielle Goitschel, former French alpine skier Marielle Houle, Canadian woman who helped her ailing son Charles Fariala commit suicide Marielle Jaffe, American model and…
What is the origin of the name Mariele?
Mariele has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: German.
How popular is Mariele in 2026?
In 2026, Mariele ranks #17,292 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Mariele most popular?
Mariele reached its peak popularity in 1988, ranking #9,243 that year with 7 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Mariele most popular?
Mariele has historically been most popular in California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Mariele.
Is Mariele a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Mariele is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Mariele?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Mariele include Lavanna, Juliaann, Tone. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Mariele?
Common variants and related forms of Mariele include Maja, Malea, Malia, Mareike, Maria, Marie. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Mariele

Mariele is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 40 births in the dataset. Mariele's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #9,243. Use the chart and map above to compare Mariele'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.