Mariela is an established variant of Marla that peaked in 1992 and has grown less common since.
Mariela is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,232 for girl births in the United States (and #2,346 across all names), given to 183 babies. Mariela was first reported in SSA data in 1958 and peaked in 1992 (524 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 183 | 183 | #1,232 | — |
| 2024 | 174 | 174 | #1,322 | — |
| 2023 | 165 | 165 | #1,369 | — |
| 2022 | 177 | 177 | #1,334 | — |
| 2021 | 130 | 130 | #1,618 | — |
| 2020 | 139 | 139 | #1,530 | — |
| 2019 | 130 | 130 | #1,639 | — |
| 2018 | 146 | 146 | #1,502 | — |
| 2017 | 121 | 126 | #1,747 | — |
| 2016 | 136 | 141 | #1,620 | — |
| 2015 | 141 | 146 | #1,560 | — |
| 2014 | 171 | 177 | #1,366 | — |
| 2013 | 172 | 172 | #1,357 | — |
| 2012 | 213 | 213 | #1,155 | — |
| 2011 | 195 | 195 | #1,232 | — |
| 2010 | 232 | 242 | #1,073 | — |
| 2009 | 272 | 284 | #979 | — |
| 2008 | 295 | 295 | #927 | — |
| 2007 | 370 | 386 | #780 | — |
| 2006 | 342 | 366 | #802 | — |
| 2005 | 416 | 437 | #669 | — |
| 2004 | 481 | 501 | #585 | — |
| 2003 | 435 | 454 | #617 | — |
| 2002 | 371 | 396 | #679 | — |
| 2001 | 398 | 416 | #634 | — |
| 2000 | 309 | 333 | #746 | — |
| 1999 | 370 | 403 | #638 | — |
| 1998 | 435 | 461 | #565 | — |
| 1997 | 463 | — | #516 | — |
| 1996 | 294 | — | #718 | — |
| 1995 | 289 | — | #715 | — |
| 1994 | 330 | — | #652 | — |
| 1993 | 354 | — | #634 | — |
| 1992 | 532 | — | #471 | #6,472 |
| 1991 | 260 | — | #788 | — |
| 1990 | 239 | — | #820 | — |
| 1989 | 162 | — | #1,055 | — |
| 1988 | 157 | — | #1,032 | — |
| 1987 | 152 | — | #1,021 | — |
| 1986 | 144 | — | #1,054 | — |
| 1985 | 95 | — | #1,370 | — |
| 1984 | 103 | — | #1,250 | — |
| 1983 | 101 | — | #1,250 | — |
| 1982 | 92 | — | #1,350 | — |
| 1981 | 102 | — | #1,268 | — |
| 1980 | 110 | — | #1,200 | — |
| 1979 | 88 | — | #1,404 | — |
| 1978 | 66 | — | #1,623 | — |
| 1977 | 81 | — | #1,393 | — |
| 1976 | 69 | — | #1,510 | — |
| 1975 | 44 | — | #2,010 | — |
| 1974 | 31 | — | #2,473 | — |
| 1973 | 24 | — | #2,882 | — |
| 1972 | 18 | — | #3,486 | — |
| 1971 | 26 | — | #2,779 | — |
| 1970 | 23 | — | #2,994 | — |
| 1969 | 16 | — | #3,551 | — |
| 1968 | 11 | — | #4,384 | — |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #4,202 | — |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #3,865 | — |
| 1965 | 15 | — | #3,357 | — |
| 1964 | 11 | — | #4,252 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,671 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,182 | — |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #6,130 | — |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,850 | — |