Of the sea; star of the sea
Marivel is a variant of Maribel, which is a contraction of Maria and Isabel. It combines the Hebrew roots for 'bitter' or 'sea' with the Spanish 'bel' for beautiful. It is often associated with the Latin 'mare', meaning sea.
Less common today
Marivel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,001 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
