Mariel: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “drop of the sea; beloved”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- mair-ee-EL · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (98% of all uses)
Used as a French diminutive of Marie and also in Spanish usage. It is commonly explained through Marie/Maria forms, though some use may be influenced by the combination Marie + -elle or Marí + El.
How popular is Mariel?
Babies named Mariel in 2024241
2024 rank#1,040 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18807,298
Mariel is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Mariel
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Mariel questions
What does the name Mariel mean?
Mariel means "drop of the sea; beloved". It comes from French. Used as a French diminutive of Marie and also in Spanish usage. It is commonly explained through Marie/Maria forms, though some use may be influenced by the combination Marie + -elle or Marí + El.
Is Mariel a boy or girl name?
Mariel is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Mariel?
241 US babies were named Mariel in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Mariel?
Mariel is usually pronounced mair-ee-EL.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.