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Why parents love Mariela- Mariela Castro is Cuba's most prominent LGBTQ+ advocate.
- The Spanish diminutive is maximum flowing.
- Four syllables with a warm, Spanish sound: mar-ee-EH-lah.
- Maria and Ela are both embedded.
- The meaning beloved carries Miriam heritage.
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The vibe of Mariela
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Origin & history of Mariela
Hebrew Miriam (beloved)
→ Latin Maria
→ Spanish diminutive Mariela
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Hebrew / Spanish roots
Mariela is the Spanish diminutive of Maria meaning beloved. Mariela Castro is Cuba's most prominent LGBTQ+ rights advocate.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Spanish diminutive; Mariela Castro.
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Today
Mariela remains a beloved choice, ranking #1524 in the US. 11,483 babies have been named Mariela since 1958.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Mariela?
1992
peak year
Mariela first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1958. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1992, 524 babies received the name (ranked #471). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1524), with roughly 146 babies named Mariela each year. Mariela's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 11,483 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
524
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #471)
(ranked #471)
146
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,460
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
11,483
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Mariela5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Mariela's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — beloved nurturing. People named Mariela tend to be warm, flowing, and gifted at being Maria's most Spanish-beloved form.
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Maria's most Spanish form✦
Castro-advocate◈
Beloved flowing◎
-ela diminutive♡
Miriam-heritageM4
A1
R9
I9
E5
L3
A1
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Mariela🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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