Marielle
Marielle was the 1699th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1376th; the most babies were born in 2016 (158). Over the last ten years it has moved up 122 places. More babies were named Marielle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mariel) pet form of Mary · Hebrew, Spanish
- Rank in 2025
- #1,699 girls, up 67 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 121girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016158 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,530babies recorded
What does the name Marielle mean?
Marielle is a spelling of Mariel, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mariel's meaning and origin.
Mariel is a diminutive of Mary, or of its Latin and Spanish form Maria, made with the ending -el; Wikipedia adds that the older name Muriel probably shaped it. Mary goes back through Greek and Latin to Hebrew Miryam, whose meaning is uncertain: DMNES reports the common link with a root meaning 'bitter' and an alternative link with 'rebellion'. Mariel is also a port town in Cuba, known in the US from the Mariel boatlift; Wiktionary lists the town and the given name as separate senses.
Mary / Maria (English / Latin, “the name Mary, of uncertain meaning”)מִרְיָם (Biblical Hebrew, “Miriam; meaning uncertain”)
How sure is this? Probable. The diminutive formation is clear; the meaning of the parent name Mary is uncertain.
Related names: Mariela, Mariella, Marielle, Maria, Mary, Muriel.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mariel', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Mariel (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Mary', DMNES, Durham University
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Marielle popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,699 | 121 |
| 2020 | #1,766 | 113 |
| 2010 | #2,111 | 94 |
| 2000 | #1,771 | 99 |
| 1990 | #1,573 | 97 |
| 1980 | #2,631 | 36 |
| 1970 | #3,806 | 16 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,477 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marielle, counting every spelling?
Marielle is a spelling of Mariel, a name family that ranked #669 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,699 for Marielle on its own. Together these spellings went to 426 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariel | 298 | #893 | 897 |
| Marielle | 121 | #1,699 | 496 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marielle?
121 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marielle (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marielle born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marielle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marielle?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Marielle are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 11 and 33. That makes Marielle mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Marielle by state
How common Marielle was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.0×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marielle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marielle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marielle
What does Marielle mean?
Marielle is a spelling of Mariel, which means “pet form of Mary” (Hebrew, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Marielle?
Marielle was the 1699th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1376th; the most babies were born in 2016 (158). Over the last ten years it has moved up 122 places. More babies were named Marielle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Marielle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marielle in the US.
Where is Marielle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marielle was most common in New York (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Michigan.