Mariola

Girls' name

Literal meaning not recorded

Mariola has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1970. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1970, with 5 recorded.

Babies named Mariola, 1988

1 in 739,000

Mariola over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Mariola: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Mariola means

Mariola is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Mariola is used in Polish.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Polish, Mariola is pronounced /maˈrjɔ.la/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 15 girls were recorded with the name Mariola between 1970 and 1988. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1970; its best national rank was #8,799 in 1970.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Mariola?

Mariola had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1988, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1988: 1 in 739,000; 5 of 3,694,212 births
Among girls only: 1 in 356,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1988: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 512,128 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Mariola sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1988 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 512,128 children born in 1988 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Mariola. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Mariolas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Mariola was born before 1980 — so the typical Mariola is around 45 today.

Median birth year: 1980; About 45 years old
Biggest decade: 1980s; 66.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 15; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1980s — 66.7% of all recorded uses (10).

Is Mariola rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1970 (5)
Years since peak: 55; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #8,799; 1970

Spellings of Mariola

Mariola is not the most common spelling — Maria is, with 46.6% against Mariola's <0.01%.

Maria46.6%566,111
Marion15.6%189,218
Marissa10.0%120,842
Marisa4.0%48,707
Mariana3.8%45,887
Marina3.3%39,514
Marla3.2%38,781
Marisol2.9%35,041

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Mariola by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #8,799; 1970
Peak year: 1970; 5 that year
First recorded: 1970
Last recorded: 1988
All-time count: 15
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Mariola

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Marieth Marelys Mariamu Marziya Mariham Marsana Mariami Maryeli Marieda Marshon Martice Marquea Marenna Margaet Marceia Marivic Marison Marcail Marypaz Marciela Marceda Marthel Marlyin Margena

Sibling names for Mariola

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Nicolle Janeen Corinna Lashawn Shonda Jeana Jeanna Trena

For a brother

Judd Douglass Alfonzo Edwardo Shon Brant Scot Darrick

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