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Mariella

Girl

Meaning of Mariella: Italian: 'bitter or sea of sorrow'

Mariella is a girl's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 919th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1353rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#919

274 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1353

24 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,213

First recorded 1914 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 21 babies1982: 20 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 27 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 30 babies1990: 27 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 33 babies1993: 30 babies1994: 41 babies1995: 34 babies1996: 44 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 53 babies1999: 49 babies2000: 56 babies20002001: 66 babies2002: 63 babies2003: 78 babies2004: 85 babies2005: 112 babies2006: 122 babies2007: 137 babies2008: 140 babies2009: 172 babies2010: 149 babies20102011: 143 babies2012: 148 babies2013: 157 babies2014: 159 babies2015: 163 babies2016: 177 babies2017: 176 babies2018: 181 babies2019: 152 babies2020: 181 babies20202021: 190 babies2022: 197 babies2023: 223 babies2024: 262 babies2025: 274 babies
US babies named Mariella per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 274.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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