Mariella

Meaning: Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience
Origin: Italian (from Italian, from Maria) — Variant of Maria · Hebrew roots; debated

Girl's name · #943 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Mariella is climbing: on the charts since 1914, it reached #943 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 270 girls given the name last year. Roughly 5,200 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#127 in Austria (2025) · #782 in Sweden (2025) · #858 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,124 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,052 in Canada (2024).

Famous Mariellas

Mariella Mularoni — Sammarinese politician
Mariella Ahrens — Actress and model from Germany
Mariella Mehr — Swiss writer of Yenish descent (1947–2022)
Mariella Farré — Swiss singer
Mariella Lotti — Italian film actress (1919–2004)

In stories & tradition

Mariella — The Rose Tattoo (book)

What Mariellas become

Among 132 notable people named Mariella:

Entertainers appear 1.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mariella Ahrens, Actress and model from Germany.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Mariela (#1232), Mariella would rank around #636 with about 460 births last year — the newborns split about 60/40 between Mariella and Mariela.

Similar names: Mariel · Keziah · Marlow · Ariela · Amariah · Malky

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