girl's name
Marbella
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,467
Marbella is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 162 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 162 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 20,465 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Marbella over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 74 |
| 1980s | 129 |
| 1990s | 359 |
| 2000s | 611 |
| 2010s | 695 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 599 |
How popular is Marbella?
In 2025, Marbella was given to 162 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Marbella
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marbella also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marbella over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marbella
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marbella — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marbella
How popular is the name Marbella?
In 2025, Marbella was given to 162 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Marbella a girl's or a boy's name?
Marbella is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Marbella?
Marbella has 3 syllables.
When was Marbella most popular?
Marbella peaked in 2025, when 162 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Marbella a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marbella currently ranks #1,360 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.