Marisol
Marisol was the 667th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 423 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 235th with 1,190 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 173 places. More babies were named Marisol in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Mary of Solitude (Spanish) · Spanish
Say it MAIR-ih-sohl /ˈmɛrɪsoʊl/
- Rank in 2025
- #667 girls, up 311 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 423girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19961,190 babies
- Total since 1880
- 35,356babies recorded
What does the name Marisol mean?
Marisol is a Spanish blend of María and Soledad, from María de la Soledad, Our Lady of Solitude, a title of the Virgin Mary, according to Wiktionary. It is often also heard as mar y sol, sea and sun, but that is a later reading of the sound. Mary itself goes back to Hebrew Miryam, of uncertain meaning (DMNES). Marisol has been used in the US since 1953.
María (Spanish, “Mary”)Soledad (Spanish, “solitude”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Other explanations you may read: Means 'sea and sun' (Spanish mar y sol). The name is a blend of María and Soledad; the 'sea and sun' reading is a later interpretation..
Related names: María, Soledad, Sol, Marisa.
See also: Spanish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Marisol' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Mary', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Nicknames for Marisol
The usual nicknames for Marisol are Mari and Sol. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Marisol in the last five years, 88 were named Sol, against 7 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mari · also for Mariana, Marianna, Maribel | Modern | #1,620 | 717 |
| Sol · also for Solomon | Modern | #722 | 1,601 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Marisols go by each one.
Marisol popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 315 since 1966.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #667 | 423 |
| 2020 | #978 | 261 |
| 2010 | #531 | 552 |
| 2000 | #394 | 727 |
| 1990 | #400 | 651 |
| 1980 | #360 | 657 |
| 1970 | #311 | 897 |
| 1960 | #3,059 | 17 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marisol, counting every spelling?
Marisol is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #647 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #667 for Marisol on its own. Together these spellings went to 445 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marisol | 423 | #667 | 1,817 |
| Marysol | 22 | #5,655 | 78 |
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 Marisol?
423 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marisol (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marisol 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 20 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marisol.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marisol?
About 34,000 people born in the US named Marisol are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 20 and 45. That makes Marisol mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Marisol by state
How common Marisol was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (8.6×), Arizona (3.2×), California (2.2×), Texas (2.0×), Washington (1.7×). In 21 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 Marisol: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marisol, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Marisol · Sibling names for Marisol
Questions about the name Marisol
What does Marisol mean?
Marisol means “Mary of Solitude (Spanish)” (Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Marisol?
Marisol was the 667th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 423 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 235th with 1,190 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 173 places. More babies were named Marisol in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Marisol a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marisol in the US.
Where is Marisol most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marisol was most common in New Mexico (1.93 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and California.