girls' name ★ peaked 1996

Marisol

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #667 Trend ↑ Rising 50%
Rank 2025
#667
among girls · ↑72 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
423
named Marisol · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,800
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1996
1,207 babies
All-time total
35,356
#747 all-time among girls
First recorded
1953
in Social Security records

Marisol popularity over time

35,356 babies have been named Marisol since 1953, 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
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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 – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 73 – 73 7 – #2,830
1960s 2,039 21 2,060 206 +2722% #485
1970s 6,292 89 6,381 638 +210% #311
1980s 5,575 121 5,696 570 -11% #360
1990s 7,566 79 7,645 765 +34% #235
2000s 7,855 5 7,860 786 +3% #321
2010s 3,563 – 3,563 356 -55% #531
2020s (to 2025) 2,078 – 2,078 346 -3% #667

Where Marisol 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 451 0.28 outside top 500
2027 477 0.30 outside top 500
2028 499 0.31 outside top 500
2029 519 0.32 outside top 500
2030 537 0.33 outside top 500

Where Marisol is most popular

Girls named Marisol per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.224 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

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 Marisol 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 Mexico 47 1.93 +763%
Arizona 100 0.713 +218%
California 410 0.488 +118%
Texas 367 0.456 +104%
Nevada 19 0.409 +83%
Washington 56 0.388 +73%
Oregon 25 0.384 +71%
Colorado 40 0.358 +60%
Kansas 17 0.295 +32%
Oklahoma 21 0.285 +27%
Illinois 58 0.253 +13%
North Carolina 56 0.246 +10%
Wisconsin 25 0.243 +8%
Florida 85 0.199 -11%
Iowa 11 0.188 -16%
Alabama 17 0.181 -19%
Indiana 25 0.178 -20%
Georgia 38 0.167 -25%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -38%
Tennessee 21 0.133 -41%
New York 50 0.126 -44%
Utah 10 0.120 -46%
Virginia 18 0.106 -53%
New Jersey 18 0.100 -55%
Minnesota 7 0.065 -71%
Michigan 11 0.060 -73%
Ohio 14 0.059 -74%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -75%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -77%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -78%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Marisol

Marisol is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #667 in 2025 with 423 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1953, 35,356 American babies have been named Marisol. Its peak came in 1996, when 1,207 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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

How old are people named Marisol?

The median living Marisol is about 30 years old; half are between 19 and 45. An estimated 35 thousand people named Marisol are alive in the United States today.

median 30 020406080100

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

Marisol 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 423 #667 – –
2024 382 #739 – –
2023 360 #785 – –
2022 343 #820 – –
2021 309 #882 – –
2020 261 #978 – –
2019 258 #1,002 – –
2018 286 #935 – –
2017 250 #1,035 – –
2016 292 #939 – –
2015 334 #840 – –
2014 344 #810 – –
2013 346 #790 – –
2012 396 #711 – –
2011 505 #577 – –
2010 552 #531 – –
2009 656 #473 – –
2008 714 #444 – –
2007 796 #410 – –
2006 1,021 #321 – –
2005 929 #340 – –
2004 776 #396 – –
2003 784 #391 – –
2002 740 #396 – –
2001 712 #407 – –
2000 727 #394 5 #11,527
1995 704 #371 6 #8,486
1990 651 #400 12 #4,577
1985 612 #372 20 #2,563
1980 657 #360 14 #3,191
1975 574 #363 – –
1970 897 #311 12 #2,820
1965 237 #638 – –
1960 17 #3,059 – –
1955 7 #5,026 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Marisol

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

  1. 1 Marisol Nichols Marisol Nichols American actress b. 1973 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Marisol Escobar Marisol Escobar Venezuelan American sculptor (1930–2016) Contemporary
  3. 3 Marisol Touraine Marisol Touraine French politician (born 1959) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Marisol?

The median living Marisol is about 30 years old. Half of all living Marisols are between 19 and 45 years old.

How many people named Marisol are alive today?

An estimated 35 thousand people named Marisol are alive in the United States, based on 35,356 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Marisol in 2025?

Marisol ranked #667 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 423 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marisol?

35,356 babies have been named Marisol in the United States since 1953, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marisol most popular?

Marisol peaked in 1996, when 1,207 newborns received the name.

Is Marisol a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Marisol rising or falling?

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

Will Marisol become more popular?

Marisol is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 537 girls named Marisol 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 Marisol?

Well-known people named Marisol include Marisol Nichols (actor), Marisol Escobar (sculptor), Marisol Touraine (politician).

Names like Marisol

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