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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Marcella has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | |
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#161 · 1 in 588
- West Virginia#280 · 1 in 1,741
- Tennessee#284 · 1 in 1,769
- Arizona#301 · 1 in 1,447
- California#331 · 1 in 1,780
Best ever in a state: #31 in Minnesota, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #161 | 13 | 1 in 588 |
| West Virginia | #280 | 7 | 1 in 1,741 |
| Tennessee | #284 | 16 | 1 in 1,769 |
| Arizona | #301 | 10 | 1 in 1,447 |
| California | #331 | 77 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Washington | #335 | 9 | 1 in 2,132 |
| Michigan | #361 | 23 | 1 in 2,691 |
| Indiana | #367 | 13 | 1 in 2,849 |
| Kansas | #369 | 5 | 1 in 2,464 |
| Massachusetts | #376 | 11 | 1 in 3,111 |
| Pennsylvania | #377 | 25 | 1 in 2,884 |
| Colorado | #381 | 7 | 1 in 2,248 |
| Virginia | #383 | 10 | 1 in 2,960 |
| Illinois | #384 | 30 | 1 in 2,487 |
| Kentucky | #385 | 8 | 1 in 2,969 |
| Ohio | #388 | 22 | 1 in 3,384 |
| Missouri | #419 | 9 | 1 in 3,476 |
| Florida | #439 | 14 | 1 in 3,177 |
| South Carolina | #440 | 6 | 1 in 3,201 |
| Wisconsin | #445 | 6 | 1 in 4,584 |
| New Jersey | #458 | 12 | 1 in 3,395 |
| Georgia | #493 | 9 | 1 in 3,998 |
| North Carolina | #502 | 8 | 1 in 4,587 |
| New York | #579 | 22 | 1 in 5,038 |
| Texas | #626 | 19 | 1 in 5,072 |
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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.
See more about Marcella
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1922 at #155 (1,537 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1880–1995
- Highest: 1 in 781 girls born in 1922 were named Marcella (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,909 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 3,465 of them was named Marcella, which outranked 95.5% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 324,322 of them was named Marcella, which outranked 13.3% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 765 names at #4,986; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.