girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Marielle

Meaning Marielle is a French female name, a diminutive of Marie Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,699 Trend → Stable

Marielle is a French female name, a diminutive of Marie.

Rank 2025
#1,699
among girls · ↑50 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
121
named Marielle · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,283
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
158 babies
All-time total
4,530
#2,742 all-time among girls
First recorded
1920
in Social Security records

Marielle popularity over time

4,530 babies have been named Marielle since 1920, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2016Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s 21 2 – #4,811
1930s – – – –
1940s 5 1 – #5,106
1950s 23 2 +360% #4,664
1960s 137 14 +496% #1,825
1970s 114 11 -17% #3,806
1980s 568 57 +398% #1,486
1990s 1,051 105 +85% #1,376
2000s 910 91 -13% #1,682
2010s 1,092 109 +20% #1,461
2020s (to 2025) 609 102 -7% #1,699

Where Marielle 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 123 0.08 outside top 500
2027 125 0.08 outside top 500
2028 126 0.08 outside top 500
2029 128 0.08 outside top 500
2030 129 0.08 outside top 500

Where Marielle is most popular

Girls named Marielle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.061 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Maryland, and Michigan.

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 Marielle 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
New York 49 0.124 +102%
Maryland 11 0.104 +70%
Michigan 17 0.093 +53%
California 47 0.056 -9%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -9%
Illinois 12 0.052 -14%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -17%
Florida 19 0.044 -27%
North Carolina 10 0.044 -28%
Texas 34 0.042 -31%
Ohio 10 0.042 -31%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -32%
Virginia 5 0.029 -52%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Marielle

Marielle is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,699 in 2025 with 121 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1920, 4,530 American babies have been named Marielle. Its peak came in 2016, when 158 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Marielle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marielle?

The median living Marielle is about 21 years old; half are between 10 and 33. An estimated 4,400 people named Marielle are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

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

Marielle year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 121 #1,699
2024 116 #1,749
2023 95 #2,059
2022 77 #2,397
2021 87 #2,168
2020 113 #1,766
2019 89 #2,125
2018 115 #1,782
2017 139 #1,578
2016 158 #1,461
2015 115 #1,821
2014 100 #1,988
2013 77 #2,376
2012 106 #1,899
2011 99 #1,995
2010 94 #2,111
2009 99 #2,070
2008 94 #2,149
2007 74 #2,531
2006 98 #2,025
2005 87 #2,134
2004 89 #2,059
2003 86 #2,078
2002 76 #2,192
2001 108 #1,682
2000 99 #1,771
1995 120 #1,376
1990 97 #1,573
1985 59 #1,892
1980 36 #2,631
1975 9 #6,251
1970 16 #3,806
1965 12 #3,866
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 5 #5,495
1920 5 #5,477
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Marielle

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

  1. 1 Marielle Franco Marielle Franco Brazilian politician and activist (1979–2018) Contemporary
  2. 2 Marielle Jaffe Marielle Jaffe American actress, singer and model (born 1989) Contemporary
  3. 3 Marielle Goitschel Marielle Goitschel French alpine skier b. 1945 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Marielle de Sarnez Marielle de Sarnez French politician (1951–2021) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Marielle?

The median living Marielle is about 21 years old. Half of all living Marielles are between 10 and 33 years old.

How many people named Marielle are alive today?

An estimated 4,400 people named Marielle are alive in the United States, based on 4,530 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marielle mean?

Marielle is a French female name, a diminutive of Marie.

How popular is the name Marielle in 2025?

Marielle ranked #1,699 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 121 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marielle?

4,530 babies have been named Marielle in the United States since 1920, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marielle most popular?

Marielle peaked in 2016, when 158 newborns received the name.

Is Marielle a boy or girl name?

Marielle is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Marielle rising or falling?

Marielle is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Marielle become more popular?

Marielle looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 129 girls named Marielle in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marielle?

Well-known people named Marielle include Marielle Franco (politician), Marielle Jaffe (actor), Marielle Goitschel (skier).

Names like Marielle

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