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Mariela

Girl

Meaning of Mariela: Spanish: 'drop of the sea'

Mariela is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1191st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1191

183 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,668

First recorded 1958 · peak 1992

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 102 babies1982: 92 babies1983: 101 babies1984: 103 babies1985: 95 babies1986: 144 babies1987: 152 babies1988: 157 babies1989: 162 babies1990: 239 babies19901991: 260 babies1992: 532 babies1993: 354 babies1994: 330 babies1995: 289 babies1996: 294 babies1997: 463 babies1998: 435 babies1999: 370 babies2000: 309 babies20002001: 398 babies2002: 371 babies2003: 435 babies2004: 481 babies2005: 416 babies2006: 342 babies2007: 370 babies2008: 295 babies2009: 272 babies2010: 232 babies20102011: 195 babies2012: 213 babies2013: 172 babies2014: 171 babies2015: 141 babies2016: 136 babies2017: 121 babies2018: 146 babies2019: 130 babies2020: 139 babies20202021: 130 babies2022: 177 babies2023: 165 babies2024: 174 babies2025: 183 babies
US babies named Mariela per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 532.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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