The first name Mariella
A girl’s name from Italian.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
Borrowed from Italian Mariella.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 30 girls were named Mariella, making it the 1,110th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2008, with 43 births (#790).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mariella with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mariella at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 274 girls born in the United States were named Mariella, the 943rd most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Mariella
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mariella AhrensActress and model from Germany, born 1969
More Italian girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Mariella mean?
- Borrowed from Italian Mariella.
- What is the origin of the name Mariella?
- Borrowed from Italian Mariella.
- How popular is the name Mariella?
- In 2025, 30 girls born in England and Wales were named Mariella, ranking 1,110th. Its peak was 2008, with 43 births.
- Is Mariella a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,213 US babies named Mariella since 1880 were girls.
- When was Mariella most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 274 babies were named Mariella, its highest rank at 943rd.
- What are other spellings of Mariella?
- Mariel, Mariele, Mariela, Marielle and Mariell.