Girls' name · peaked in 1996
Marisol name popularity since 1925
35,356 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Marisol (99.1% girls, 0.9% boys). Half of them were born in 1995 or earlier, so the typical Marisol is about 31 years old in 2026. Marisol peaked in 1996 as the #235 name for girls, and it ranked #667 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 35,356
- Named Marisol, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #667
- for girls in 2025 (423 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.1% girls
- 35,041 girls · 315 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 3.13× its national share
Peak year is the year Marisol made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Marisol births per year, 1925–2025
1996 was the biggest year for Marisol both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1965 and 1970, Marisol became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 7,450 baby girls to 1 in 1,950.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby girls fell by 48%, from 1 in 2,650 to 1 in 5,070.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Marisol's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Marisol.
Decade by decade
Babies named Marisol in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 73 | 0 | #5,026 |
| 1960s | 2,039 | 21 | #638 |
| 1970s | 6,292 | 89 | #363 |
| 1980s | 5,575 | 121 | #372 |
| 1990s | 7,566 | 79 | #371 |
| 2000s | 7,855 | 5 | #340 |
| 2010s | 3,563 | 0 | #840 |
| 2020–25 | 2,078 | 0 | #667 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
32.7% of babies named Marisol from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Marisol is most popular
The index compares Marisol's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Marisol.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 3.13× | 576 |
| California | 3.00× | 10,596 |
| Arizona | 2.54× | 1,096 |
| Texas | 2.37× | 6,188 |
| New York | 1.58× | 3,992 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Marisol and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Marisol (this page) | 35,041 | 1996 |
| Marysol | 1,549 | 1990 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Marisol's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Marisol.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Marisol (1996).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data