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Marcella

Marcella holds the #948 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 272 newborn girls in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1922, Marcella is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1922 (#155 nationally, 1,537 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Ohio (#531 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#948
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#155
in 1922 (1920s)
Babies in 2025
272
girls named Marcella

Marcella popularity, 1880–2025

0.035%0.069%0.10%0.14%18801900192019401960198020002020#155 in 1922
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1922

Where Marcella is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: #700 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#700Michigan: #735 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#735New York: #902 (17 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#902Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025IA—Illinois: #852 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#852Indiana: #611 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IN#611Ohio: #531 (19 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OH#531Pennsylvania: #647 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#647New Jersey: #572 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NJ#572Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025CT—California: #1575 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1575Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025WV—Virginia: #758 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#758Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025NM—Kansas: #578 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KS#578Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #1138 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1138South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025OK—Louisiana: #597 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#597Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025AL—Georgia: #1213 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1213Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcella in 2025HI—Texas: #1190 (22 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1190Florida: #959 (16 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#959
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#597), Kansas (#578), Ohio (#531)

Uniqueness score

50/ 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 Marcella in the most recent year of SSA data.

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