How Many People Are Named Mariela?
An estimated 11,166 people in the United States have the first name Mariela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Mariela peaked in popularity in 1992 with 532 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mariela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mariela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,166
About 1 in 30,696 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1992
532 births
Total Registered
11,483
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mariela
Mariela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,483 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Mariela as a male name
Ranked #6,473 in 1992
8 male births in 1992
Peak: 1992 (8 births)
Mariela as a female name
Ranked #1,324 in 2024
173 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (524 births)
Mariela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mariela span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,689 babies were registered. Mariela has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mariela by Decade
How has Mariela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mariela by State
Birth registrations for Mariela span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Carolina, Missouri, New Mexico. On average, about 305 Marielas were registered per state.
Mariela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mariela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mariela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mariela?
We estimate approximately 11,166 people named Mariela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 30,696 Americans share this first name.
Is Mariela a common name?
Mariela is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,483 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mariela most popular?
Mariela reached peak popularity in 1992, when 532 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mariela is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mariela a female name?
Mariela is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mariela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mariela Smith, Mariela Johnson, Mariela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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