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Mariel

This name is a diminutive of Maria.

PronunciationSpanish /ma.ˈɾjel/; English /ˈmɛɹ.i.əl/; English /ˈmæɹ.i.əl/
Usage languagesEnglish, Spanish
US rank (2025)#893

Meaning and history

Mariel is a diminutive of Maria; in the case of the American actress Mariel Hemingway (1961–), it was inspired by the Cuban town of Mariel.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 124 births, rank #1,691
2007: 123 births, rank #1,752
2008: 121 births, rank #1,800
2009: 118 births, rank #1,822
2010: 109 births, rank #1,860
20112011: 85 births, rank #2,216
2012: 75 births, rank #2,449
2013: 95 births, rank #2,032
2014: 88 births, rank #2,154
2015: 112 births, rank #1,839
20162016: 113 births, rank #1,828
2017: 125 births, rank #1,703
2018: 96 births, rank #2,026
2019: 79 births, rank #2,285
2020: 96 births, rank #1,965
20212021: 80 births, rank #2,286
2022: 94 births, rank #2,048
2023: 183 births, rank #1,255
2024: 242 births, rank #1,039
20252025: 298 births, rank #893

Mariel rose from #946 to #893 for girls between 1994 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 298.