Marcella
#948 for girls in 2025, 272 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,951
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1922 · 1,537 births
- Debut · girls
- 14 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 65,614since 1880
Marcella over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Marcella has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #948 | 272 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,052 | 237 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,075 | 230 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,132 | 216 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,038 | 243 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,031 | 243 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,007 | 256 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,089 | 231 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,104 | 228 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,241 | 196 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,388 | 170 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,422 | 160 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,413 | 161 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,384 | 168 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,345 | 172 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,456 | 155 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,405 | 168 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,325 | 186 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,322 | 184 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,240 | 194 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,281 | 174 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,162 | 195 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,117 | 197 | — | |
| 2002 | #964 | 230 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,063 | 200 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,021 | 206 | — | |
| 1999 | #897 | 236 | — | |
| 1998 | #892 | 236 | — | |
| 1997 | #902 | 223 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,015 | 184 | — | |
| 1995 | #953 | 197 | — | |
| 1994 | #912 | 209 | — | |
| 1993 | #863 | 224 | — | |
| 1992 | #749 | 280 | — | |
| 1991 | #832 | 245 | — | |
| 1990 | #758 | 272 | — | |
| 1989 | #839 | 224 | — | |
| 1988 | #700 | 274 | — | |
| 1987 | #754 | 238 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #656 | 281 | — | |
| 1985 | #718 | 240 | — | |
| 1984 | #635 | 277 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #611 | 286 | — | |
| 1982 | #602 | 299 | — | |
| 1981 | #590 | 312 | — | |
| 1980 | #531 | 356 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #548 | 340 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #543 | 326 | — | |
| 1977 | #584 | 296 | — | |
| 1976 | #534 | 328 | — | |
| 1975 | #477 | 385 | — | |
| 1974 | #477 | 372 | — | |
| 1973 | #461 | 397 | — | |
| 1972 | #437 | 439 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #421 | 497 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #430 | 511 | — | |
| 1969 | #430 | 508 | — | |
| 1968 | #406 | 528 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #398 | 522 | — | |
| 1966 | #392 | 543 | — | |
| 1965 | #376 | 587 | — | |
| 1964 | #383 | 630 | — | |
| 1963 | #364 | 686 | — | |
| 1962 | #363 | 670 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #366 | 682 | — | |
| 1960 | #379 | 628 | — | |
| 1959 | #382 | 611 | — | |
| 1958 | #361 | 656 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #359 | 636 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #337 | 673 | — | |
| 1955 | #334 | 650 | — | |
| 1954 | #320 | 694 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #321 | 651 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #310 | 679 | — | |
| 1951 | #298 | 693 | — | |
| 1950 | #300 | 673 | — | |
| 1949 | #298 | 678 | — | |
| 1948 | #298 | 657 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #290 | 720 | — | |
| 1946 | #288 | 660 | — | |
| 1945 | #287 | 587 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #274 | 638 | — | |
| 1943 | #266 | 695 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #273 | 648 | — | |
| 1941 | #248 | 678 | — | |
| 1940 | #237 | 715 | — | |
| 1939 | #249 | 634 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #247 | 653 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #241 | 664 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #240 | 673 | — | |
| 1935 | #228 | 737 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #219 | 800 | — | |
| 1933 | #211 | 817 | — | |
| 1932 | #195 | 943 | — | |
| 1931 | #189 | 959 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #186 | 1,035 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #189 | 1,035 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #174 | 1,194 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #182 | 1,154 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #177 | 1,185 | #2,436 | 12 |
| 1925 | #167 | 1,407 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #164 | 1,476 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #158 | 1,503 | — | |
| 1922 | #155 | 1,537 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #159 | 1,502 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #161 | 1,404 | — | |
| 1919 | #171 | 1,266 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #163 | 1,343 | — | |
| 1917 | #175 | 1,133 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | #182 | 1,002 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #186 | 905 | — | |
| 1914 | #183 | 729 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #189 | 590 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #197 | 490 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #216 | 327 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #218 | 295 | — | |
| 1909 | #215 | 266 | — | |
| 1908 | #216 | 248 | — | |
| 1907 | #231 | 203 | — | |
| 1906 | #238 | 182 | — | |
| 1905 | #239 | 175 | — | |
| 1904 | #261 | 146 | — | |
| 1903 | #246 | 149 | — | |
| 1902 | #259 | 145 | — | |
| 1901 | #263 | 123 | — | |
| 1900 | #293 | 125 | — | |
| 1899 | #255 | 123 | — | |
| 1898 | #300 | 106 | — | |
| 1897 | #335 | 77 | — | |
| 1896 | #326 | 79 | — | |
| 1895 | #338 | 71 | — | |
| 1894 | #345 | 64 | — | |
| 1893 | #356 | 57 | — | |
| 1892 | #409 | 42 | — | |
| 1891 | #377 | 44 | — | |
| 1890 | #382 | 43 | — | |
| 1889 | #398 | 37 | — | |
| 1888 | #431 | 33 | — | |
| 1887 | #446 | 25 | — | |
| 1886 | #528 | 18 | — | |
| 1885 | #394 | 27 | — | |
| 1884 | #479 | 18 | — | |
| 1883 | #435 | 19 | — | |
| 1882 | #389 | 21 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Marcella was already there! It came in at #449, and was given to 14 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 15 girls a year got the name.
Where Marcella is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#144 · 1 in 549
- Kentucky#161 · 1 in 958
- South Dakota#186 · 1 in 933
- Arizona#199 · 1 in 861
- North Dakota#205 · 1 in 1,122
Best ever in a state: #31 in Minnesota, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #144 | 20 | 1 in 549 |
| Kentucky | #161 | 35 | 1 in 958 |
| South Dakota | #186 | 8 | 1 in 933 |
| Arizona | #199 | 15 | 1 in 861 |
| North Dakota | #205 | 6 | 1 in 1,122 |
| Nebraska | #245 | 9 | 1 in 1,607 |
| Pennsylvania | #249 | 61 | 1 in 1,898 |
| Virginia | #253 | 23 | 1 in 1,797 |
| Connecticut | #259 | 10 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Missouri | #272 | 19 | 1 in 2,357 |
| Maryland | #273 | 14 | 1 in 2,105 |
| Ohio | #273 | 47 | 1 in 2,284 |
| Colorado | #275 | 10 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Kansas | #279 | 11 | 1 in 2,004 |
| West Virginia | #286 | 9 | 1 in 2,212 |
| Oklahoma | #287 | 11 | 1 in 2,027 |
| Iowa | #293 | 11 | 1 in 2,572 |
| Michigan | #324 | 30 | 1 in 3,133 |
| Washington | #329 | 11 | 1 in 2,603 |
| Illinois | #330 | 34 | 1 in 3,085 |
| Oregon | #336 | 6 | 1 in 2,688 |
| North Carolina | #342 | 18 | 1 in 2,876 |
| Wisconsin | #360 | 10 | 1 in 4,197 |
| New York | #361 | 52 | 1 in 3,168 |
| Georgia | #362 | 15 | 1 in 3,114 |
| California | #363 | 52 | 1 in 3,008 |
| New Jersey | #367 | 13 | 1 in 4,239 |
| Indiana | #372 | 13 | 1 in 3,884 |
| Tennessee | #380 | 10 | 1 in 3,840 |
| Texas | #435 | 32 | 1 in 3,588 |
| Alabama | #461 | 8 | 1 in 4,582 |
| South Carolina | #481 | 6 | 1 in 4,821 |
| Massachusetts | #492 | 5 | 1 in 10,370 |
| Florida | #538 | 7 | 1 in 6,142 |
| Louisiana | #550 | 7 | 1 in 5,625 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 104 spots since 2024 (#1,052 → #948)
- 83 spots since 2020 (#1,031 → #948)
- 440 spots since 2015 (#1,388 → #948)
- Biggest jump: 150 spots in 1882 (#539 → #389)
- Biggest drop: 153 spots in 2003 (#964 → #1,117)
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1922 at #155 (1,537 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 121 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1880–1995
Share of babies · girls
1 in 781
- Highest: 1 in 781 girls born in 1922 were named Marcella (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,909 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 20.4% of all girls named Marcella (13,397) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 222 | #389 (1882) | #449 |
| 1890s | 706 | #255 (1899) | #342 |
| 1900s | 1,762 | #215 (1909) | #246 |
| 1910s | 8,080 | #163 (1918) | #188 |
| 1920s | 13,397 | #155 (1922) | #169 |
| 1930s | 7,915 | #186 (1930) | #221 |
| 1940s | 6,676 | #237 (1940) | #276 |
| 1950s | 6,616 | #298 (1951) | #332 |
| 1960s | 5,984 | #363 (1962) | #386 |
| 1970s | 3,891 | #421 (1971) | #491 |
| 1980s | 2,787 | #531 (1980) | #664 |
| 1990s | 2,306 | #749 (1992) | #877 |
| 2000s | 1,934 | #964 (2002) | #1,190 |
| 2010s | 1,897 | #1,007 (2019) | #1,285 |
| 2020s | 1,441 | #948 (2025) | #1,046 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marcella in 1956
girls
#337
673 births · 1 in 2,983 girls
Top girls' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 2,983 of them was named Marcella, which outranked 95.1% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Marcella
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.