Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Marybelle isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marybelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,829
- 0 boys · 1,829 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 74 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,557 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,557 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 74 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 815 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.
Marybelle’s family of names
Marybelle has a related form in Maribel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Marybelle
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Marybelle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Margie
Margie is a feminine given name. It is used in English and Cebuano.
>99% girls
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“one who is lovable”
>99% girls
Marietta
Marietta is used as a given name and a surname. Marietta is connected with Maria and Mary.
>99% girls
Mable
“one who is lovable”
>99% girls
Mamie
Mamie is connected with Margaret and Mary in English naming traditions.
>99% girls
Madaline
>99% girls
Magdalene
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Manuela
“God is with us”
>99% girls