# Mariel (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/mariel/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 7,603 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 121 / 7,482 (98% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 31, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Mary + -el.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 85 | 2,234 |
| 2012 | 75 | 2,466 |
| 2013 | 95 | 2,047 |
| 2014 | 88 | 2,168 |
| 2015 | 112 | 1,847 |
| 2016 | 113 | 1,835 |
| 2017 | 125 | 1,713 |
| 2018 | 96 | 2,039 |
| 2019 | 79 | 2,300 |
| 2020 | 96 | 1,971 |
| 2021 | 80 | 2,303 |
| 2022 | 94 | 2,064 |
| 2023 | 183 | 1,259 |
| 2024 | 242 | 1,040 |
| 2025 | 298 | 893 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 8 | 4,999 |
| 1986 | 10 | 4,346 |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,646 |
| 1988 | 8 | 5,532 |
| 1989 | 11 | 4,703 |
| 1993 | 6 | 8,294 |
| 1994 | 5 | 9,727 |
| 1998 | 5 | 10,685 |
| 2001 | 5 | 11,678 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9,269 |
| 2007 | 5 | 13,668 |
| 2008 | 6 | 12,030 |
| 2013 | 5 | 13,352 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13,483 |
| 2025 | 5 | 13,216 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | 3,795 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3,848 |
| 1999 | 3 | 3,900 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4,137 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4,373 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5,876 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5,730 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

## People named Mariel

- Mariel Hemingway, American actress and author
- Mariel Zagunis, American fencer
- Mariel Molino, American actress (born 1992/3)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.