Given name & surname
Marielle
Marielle is used as a given name and a surname. Marielle is connected with Marie.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In French use, Marielle is used as a diminutive of Marie.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marielle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,530
- 0 boys · 4,530 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 158 babies
- 2025
- 121
- #1,699 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 121 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,699 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 158 in 2016. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,554 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marielle’s family of names
In French usage, Marielle is a diminutive of Marie. In English usage, Marielle has a related form in Mariela. In English usage, Marielle has a related form in Mariela.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marielle has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marielle
- Marielle FrancoBrazilian politician and activist (1979–2018)
- Marielle GoitschelFrench female alpine skierborn 1945
- Marielle HellerAmerican director, writer and actressborn 1979
- Marielle ThompsonCanadian ski cross racerborn 1992
- Marielle de SarnezFrench politician (1951-2021)
- Marielle JaffeAmerican actress, singer and modelborn 1989
- Marielle AmantFrench basketball player (born 1989)
- Marielle Berger SabbatelFrench alpine skierborn 1990
- Marielle GalloFrench politicianborn 1949
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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