How Many People Are Named Marcella?
people named Marcella are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 11,220 people in the US has this name
Based on 65,836 babies named Marcella in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,542 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
Almost all of the babies given the name Marcella (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Marcella alive today is about 53 years old, and 48% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 36 and 72 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Marcella first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1922, to 1,542 babies. In 2025, 272 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Marcella has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #155, in 1922. In 2025 it ranked #948.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #948 |
| Best rank | #155 (1922) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #168 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Marcella alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marcella were born in California than in any other state: about 3,796 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Marcella was given 3.8 times as often in New Mexico, 2.6 times in Minnesota and 2.5 times in South Dakota.
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