girls' name ★ peaked 1980

Maribel

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,662 Trend ↑ Rising 19%
Rank 2025
#1,662
among girls · ↑50 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
125
named Maribel · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,858
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1980
778 babies
All-time total
25,055
#923 all-time among girls
First recorded
1906
in Social Security records

Maribel popularity over time

25,055 babies have been named Maribel since 1906, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 10 – 10 1 – #2,123
1910s 89 – 89 9 +790% #1,688
1920s 157 – 157 16 +76% #1,710
1930s 79 – 79 8 -50% #2,470
1940s 54 – 54 5 -32% #2,887
1950s 215 – 215 22 +298% #1,275
1960s 2,437 – 2,437 244 +1033% #468
1970s 5,343 46 5,389 539 +121% #380
1980s 5,544 91 5,635 564 +5% #315
1990s 5,197 48 5,245 525 -7% #394
2000s 3,378 – 3,378 338 -36% #599
2010s 1,590 – 1,590 159 -53% #1,141
2020s (to 2025) 777 – 777 130 -19% #1,376

Where Maribel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 129 0.08 outside top 500
2027 133 0.08 outside top 500
2028 137 0.09 outside top 500
2029 140 0.09 outside top 500
2030 142 0.09 outside top 500

Where Maribel is most popular

Girls named Maribel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.080 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maribel born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 171 0.203 +154%
Texas 118 0.147 +83%
Nevada 6 0.129 +61%
Washington 18 0.125 +56%
Michigan 19 0.104 +30%
Florida 34 0.079 ≈ national
Illinois 18 0.079 ≈ national
Arizona 11 0.078 ≈ national
Georgia 7 0.031 -61%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maribel

Maribel is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,662 in 2025 with 125 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1906, 25,055 American babies have been named Maribel. Its peak came in 1980, when 778 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maribel stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maribel?

The median living Maribel is about 38 years old; half are between 26 and 49. An estimated 24 thousand people named Maribel are alive in the United States today.

median 38 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maribel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 125 #1,662 – –
2024 119 #1,712 – –
2023 142 #1,516 – –
2022 168 #1,376 – –
2021 95 #2,041 – –
2020 128 #1,628 – –
2019 94 #2,042 – –
2018 112 #1,825 – –
2017 130 #1,663 – –
2016 156 #1,477 – –
2015 164 #1,413 – –
2014 155 #1,457 – –
2013 174 #1,342 – –
2012 184 #1,294 – –
2011 215 #1,141 – –
2010 206 #1,184 – –
2009 282 #947 – –
2008 291 #936 – –
2007 304 #905 – –
2006 341 #805 – –
2005 474 #599 – –
2004 341 #765 – –
2003 291 #842 – –
2002 334 #730 – –
2001 335 #727 – –
2000 385 #649 – –
1995 513 #484 6 #8,484
1990 661 #394 10 #5,246
1985 460 #463 11 #3,948
1980 769 #315 9 #4,370
1975 546 #380 5 #5,990
1970 492 #447 5 #5,180
1965 230 #646 – –
1960 90 #1,150 – –
1955 25 #2,200 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 10 #2,887 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 10 #2,989 – –
1925 16 #2,348 – –
1920 14 #2,536 – –
1915 11 #2,641 – –
1910 5 #2,648 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Maribel

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Maribel Verdú Maribel Verdú Spanish actress (born 1970) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maribel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maribel?

The median living Maribel is about 38 years old. Half of all living Maribels are between 26 and 49 years old.

How many people named Maribel are alive today?

An estimated 24 thousand people named Maribel are alive in the United States, based on 25,055 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maribel in 2025?

Maribel ranked #1,662 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 125 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maribel?

25,055 babies have been named Maribel in the United States since 1906, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maribel most popular?

Maribel peaked in 1980, when 778 newborns received the name.

Is Maribel a boy or girl name?

Maribel is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maribel rising or falling?

Maribel is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maribel become more popular?

Maribel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 142 girls named Maribel in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Maribel?

Well-known people named Maribel include Maribel Verdú (actor).

Names like Maribel

Names that sound and feel close to Maribel: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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