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Marcela

Marcela is currently the #1548 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 136 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #1849, now it sits at #1548. Looking at the full record since 1908, Marcela hit its all-time high of #946 in 1991, when 201 girls were given the name. State by state, Alabama leads the way at #819.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1548
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#946
in 1991 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
136
girls named Marcela

Marcela popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.010%0.013%18801900192019401960198020002020#946 in 1991
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1991

Where Marcela is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025PA—New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025CT—California: #1276 (19 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1276Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025MS—Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcela in 2025HI—Texas: #917 (31 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#917Florida: #1112 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1112
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alabama (#819), Texas (#917), Florida (#1112)

Uniqueness score

59/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Marcela in the most recent year of SSA data.

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