Maribell
Feminine · “Maria and Isabel joined”
Maribell is the Spanish Maribel, Maria and Isabel joined, written with the doubled l of the English word bell. The extra letter is harmless in English and would change the sound entirely in Spanish.
How old is the name Maribell?
Maribell first appears in US birth records in 1916 — 109 years ago. The typical Maribell alive today was born around 1981, making them about 44 years old. About 500 people named Maribell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Maribell most popular?
Maribell peaked in 1971, reaching #2801 nationally. See the whole 1971 chart.
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Where it comes from
From María + Isabel to Maribell
The story of Maribell
Maribel is one of the Spanish compound names that fold two saints' names into one, and it traveled to America with Spanish-speaking families. Maribell writes it with ll, which reads naturally in English but not in Spanish, where ll is a separate sound close to y: a Spanish reader would say it mah-ree-BAY. It should not be confused with Mirabell, a different name from Latin mirabilis, wonderful, which Congreve gave to the witty hero of The Way of the World.
Meaning
Maria and Isabel joined
Maribel is a Spanish compound of María and Isabel. Maribell is an English-looking spelling of it.
How the name formed
- María + Isabel
- Maribel
- Maribell
Related forms: Maribel · Maribel
Pronouncing Maribell
MAIR-ih-bel
English speakers stress the first syllable. In Spanish, Maribel is mah-ree-BEL, with the stress at the end.
Nicknames for Maribell
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1916
- Most girls named
- 197125 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2801reached in 1971
- Change vs 2020
- +40.0%7 in 2022, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Maribell in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Maribel in Spanish — same name
- Maribel in Catalan — same name
Maribells among us
people named Maribell are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Maribell sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It joins two classic names with clear meanings.
- Mari and Belle give two different short forms.
- It works in Spanish and English.
- Spanish speakers may read the double l as a y sound.
- People will write Maribel with one l.
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Frequently asked
- How many Maribells are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Maribell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Maribell in 2025?
- Maribell is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
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- Maribell will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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