Mariella
Mariella is an ammonoid genus, named by Nowak (1916) from the upper Albian and Cenomanian stages of the mid Cretaceous, included in the Turrilitidae. Its type is Turrilites bergeri
Meaning & Origin of Mariella
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mariella is an ammonoid genus, named by Nowak (1916) from the upper Albian and Cenomanian stages of the mid Cretaceous, included in the Turrilitidae. Its type is Turrilites bergeri
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The Story of Mariella
Mariella 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 2026, when 266 Mariellas were born — ranking #974 that year. As of 2026, Mariella ranks #974 for baby girls with 266 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Mariellas 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 Mariella
Mariella is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Mariella's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #974. Use the chart and map above to compare Mariella'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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