How Many People Are Named Marcela?
people named Marcela are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 40,971 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,955 babies named Marcela in Social Security records from 1908 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
210 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of MARCELLUS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Marcela in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Marcela alive today is about 29 years old, and 53% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 41 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Marcela first appears in the records in 1908 and was given most often in 1999, to 210 babies. In 2025, 136 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1908 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Marcela has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #945, in 1991. In 2025 it ranked #1,554.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,554 |
| Best rank | #945 (1991) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,047 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Marcela alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marcela were born in California than in any other state: about 2,565 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Marcela was given 3.8 times as often in Texas, 3 times in California and 2.1 times in Arizona.
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