Marybell
Feminine · “Mary joined to Bell or Belle”
Marybell joins Mary to Bell, making a cheerful three-syllable name that rings at its end. It is old-fashioned and sweet, with the stress on the first syllable.
How old is the name Marybell?
Marybell first appears in US birth records in 1899 — 126 years ago. The typical Marybell alive today was born around 1965, making them about 60 years old. About 300 people named Marybell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Marybell most popular?
Marybell peaked in 1899, reaching #1394 nationally. See the whole 1899 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Mary + Bell to Marybell
The story of Marybell
American families of an earlier age often joined Mary to a second name, Maryann, Marylou, Marybeth, and Marybell was one of them. Its second half may be belle, beautiful, as in Isabelle, or simply the bright English bell. No record says who first chose it or which half they heard.
Meaningscholars disagree
Mary joined to Bell or Belle
Marybell joins Mary, from the Hebrew Miriam, to Bell, which may be the English word or the French belle, beautiful. The record does not say which families meant.
How the name formed
- Mary + Bell
- Marybell
Pronouncing Marybell
MAIR-ee-bel
Stress on the first syllable.
Nicknames for Marybell
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
- 1899
- Most girls named
- 192618 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1394reached in 1899
- Change vs 2007
- −25.0%6 in 2012, from 8
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.
Marybells among us
people named Marybell 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
Marybell 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 is cheerful and easy to say.
- Mary and Belle give two short forms.
- People will write Maribel or Marybelle.
- It sounds old-fashioned to many ears.
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Frequently asked
- How many Marybells are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Marybell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Marybell in 2025?
- Marybell is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Marybell with classmates?
- Marybell will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More M names
The most-given names starting with M, all years combined.
Mary#125 · Margaret#112 · Michelle#465 · Melissa#419 · Maria#87 · Martha#712 · Marie#617 · Mildred#1962
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