Girls' name · peaked in 1922
Marcella name popularity since 1925
47,584 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Marcella. Half of them were born in 1954 or earlier, so the typical Marcella is about 72 years old in 2026. Marcella peaked in 1922 as the #155 name for girls, and it ranked #948 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 47,584
- Named Marcella, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1922
- #155 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #948
- for girls in 2025 (272 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 47,422 girls · 162 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 4.11× its national share
Peak year is the year Marcella made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Marcella births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Marcella peaked earlier, in 1922.
- Steepest fall: Between 1980 and 1985, Marcella's share of baby girls fell by 35%, from 1 in 4,660 to 1 in 7,170.
- Fastest rise: Between 2014 and 2019, it became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 11,200 baby girls to 1 in 6,560.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Marcella's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Marcella.
Decade by decade
Babies named Marcella in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5,975 | 41 | – |
| 1930s | 7,915 | 40 | #228 |
| 1940s | 6,676 | 15 | #287 |
| 1950s | 6,616 | 23 | #334 |
| 1960s | 5,984 | 11 | #376 |
| 1970s | 3,891 | 16 | #477 |
| 1980s | 2,787 | 16 | #718 |
| 1990s | 2,306 | 0 | #956 |
| 2000s | 1,934 | 0 | #1,286 |
| 2010s | 1,897 | 0 | #1,392 |
| 2020–25 | 1,441 | 0 | #948 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
29.8% of babies named Marcella from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Marcella is most popular
The index compares Marcella's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Marcella.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 4.11× | 989 |
| North Dakota | 3.23× | 443 |
| South Dakota | 2.83× | 393 |
| Kentucky | 2.04× | 1,483 |
| Minnesota | 1.91× | 1,520 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Marcella and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Marcella (this page) | 47,422 | 1922 |
| Marcela | 8,819 | 1999 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Marcella's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Marcella.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Marcella (1922).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data