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Mariel

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Mariel: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #3795 to #5927.19982002201220212025#3795#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
1998#3848
1999#3900
2002#4137
2003#4373
2012#5876
2015#5730
2021#5581
2024#4843
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 36 of the 42 years from 1983 to 2024.

In 2024: #503 among girls in Norway, #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1983–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1983

    First recorded at #657 among girls in Norway in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1983–2024

    Highest recorded position: #257 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1983–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1983 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #257 in Norway in 1997.

Mariel's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#48434HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#57303HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#5034HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5025HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#5634HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5604HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5315HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4807HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5405HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#4259HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5665HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#37512HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#38811HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#31215HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#4947HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5096HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#5375HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5056HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4647HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4009HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#31313HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#33212HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#30913HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#25717HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#38210HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#4568HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#30514HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#35812HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#31114HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#36412HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#34214HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#37912HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#27319HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#5367HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#6185HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#6205HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#6115HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#6574HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Mariel is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Mariel, between 1983 and 2025, in 38 of those 43 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: highest position in 1997England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 199619832025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1983–202436#257 in 1997
England and Wales1996–202510#3795 in 1996

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2017; it appears again in 2021.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Mariel

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1983–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1983 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #257 in Norway in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.