Maribel is a Spanish contraction of María Isabel, combining Mary with Isabel, "God is my oath"; many also hear the Latin bella, "beautiful", in the second half. It is a familiar name in Spain, Mexico and the Philippines. Maribel ranked number 649 in the United States in 2000, peaked at number 599 in 2005 and left the top 1000 in the 2010s; in 2025 it ranks number 1662 with 125 girls.