Marybelle
Marybelle was the 11557th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 857th with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,035 places. More babies were named Marybelle in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Maribel) María + Isabel · Spanish
- Rank in 2025
- #11,557 girls, down 2,235 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192374 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,829babies recorded
What does the name Marybelle mean?
Marybelle is a spelling of Maribel, pronounced the same way, so it shares Maribel's meaning and origin.
Maribel is a Spanish contraction of María Isabel. María (Mary) comes from Hebrew Miryam, of uncertain meaning; Isabel is the medieval Provençal and Spanish form of Elizabeth, "my God is an oath". Wikipedia notes it can also be read in English as Mary plus Belle. In the US Maribel was most common in the 1970s to 1990s.
María Isabel (Spanish, “Mary + Isabel (Elizabeth)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Maribelle, Mary, Isabel, Marybel.
See also: Spanish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Maribel', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Isabel', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Maribel', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Marybelle popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,557 | 8 |
| 2020 | #9,322 | 11 |
| 2010 | #11,911 | 9 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #8,710 | 7 |
| 1970 | #6,148 | 8 |
| 1960 | #6,978 | 5 |
| 1950 | #4,199 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,012 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,068 | 48 |
| 1920 | #901 | 66 |
| 1910 | #1,399 | 12 |
| 1900 | #2,115 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marybelle, counting every spelling?
Marybelle is a spelling of Maribel, a name family that ranked #1,289 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,557 for Marybelle on its own. Together these spellings went to 160 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maribel | 125 | #1,662 | 649 |
| Maribelle | 27 | #4,946 | 203 |
| Marybelle | 8 | #11,557 | 46 |
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 Marybelle?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marybelle (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marybelle 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marybelle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marybelle?
About 500 people born in the US named Marybelle are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 12 and 79. That makes Marybelle mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marybelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marybelle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marybelle
What does Marybelle mean?
Marybelle is a spelling of Maribel, which means “María + Isabel” (Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Marybelle?
Marybelle was the 11557th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 857th with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,035 places. More babies were named Marybelle in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Marybelle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marybelle in the US.