ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1920 First Year 2026 Last Year 2016 Peak Year #1370 Peak Rank 5K Total Count 72 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Marielle 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… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marielle%5F%28given%5Fname%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marielle%5F%28given%5Fname%29) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * French * Dutch [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Marielle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Marielle_Gautier.jpg/330px-Marielle_Gautier.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marielle%5F%28given%5Fname%29) 📖 ## The Story of Marielle Marielle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 158 births, good for #1,456 nationwide. About 24% of every Marielle on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Marielle ranks #1,903 for baby girls with 105 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Marielle Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Marielle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Manon](/manon) * [Marie](/marie) * [Mariette](/mariette) * [Marion](/marion) * [Marise](/marise) * [Maryse](/maryse) * [Myriam](/myriam) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Marielle Phonetically similar names — useful when Marielle is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Mariel](/mariel) * [Marial](/marial) * [Mariela](/mariela) * Narial * [Marelle](/marelle) * Marrying * [Meryl](/meryl) * [Merrill](/merrill) * [Merrell](/merrell) * [Merel](/merel) * Mesial * Maryville Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Marielle What does the name Marielle 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 Marielle? Marielle has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: French, Dutch. How popular is Marielle in 2026? In 2026, Marielle ranks #1,903 among girls' names in the U.S., with 105 babies given the name that year. When was Marielle most popular? Marielle reached its peak popularity in 2016, ranking #1,370 that year with 158 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Marielle most popular? Marielle has historically been most popular in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Marielle. Is Marielle a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Marielle is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Marielle? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Marielle include Gordon, Tynisha, Yesica. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Marielle? Common variants and related forms of Marielle include Manon, Marie, Mariette, Marion, Marise, Maryse. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👧GordonPeak #1370](/gordon)[👧TynishaPeak #1370](/tynisha)[👧YesicaPeak #1370](/yesica)[👧AidenPeak #1370](/aiden)[👧ViniaPeak #1369](/vinia)[👧IngeborgPeak #1371](/ingeborg)[👧LucillaPeak #1369](/lucilla)[👧AngelenaPeak #1369](/angelena) ## About the name Marielle Marielle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Marielle's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,370\. Use the chart and map above to compare Marielle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2016 → ](/year/2016) * [ Names of the 2010s → ](/decade/2010s) * [ Names starting with "M" → ](/letter/m) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.