Marcella
Girl · mar-SEL-a · Latin
Marcella is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “of Mars, little warrior”. In 2025 it ranked 1,416th for girls in the UK (23 babies) and 948th for girls in the US (272 babies).
What does Marcella mean?
Latin: feminine of Marcellus
“of Mars, little warrior”
Feminine of Marcellus; Saint Marcella was a 4th-century Roman noblewoman and friend of Saint Jerome.
- Say it
- mar-SEL-a
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Is Marcella a girl's or a boy's name?
Marcella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 girls in the UK and 272 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marcella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,416among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were named Marcella, making it the 1,416th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 31 girls.
Half of all the girls named Marcella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 28 girls in the UK were given Marcella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,081, up from #1,416 for this spelling alone.
- Marcella 23
- Marcela 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,362nd in England and Wales.
Marcella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,416 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 31 | #1,162 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 27 | #1,285 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,647 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Marcella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #948among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 272about 1 in 5,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 272 girls in the US were named Marcella, making it the 948th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,031st. Its busiest year was 1922, with 1,537 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Marcella than any year since 1992.
Half of all the girls named Marcella in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 1965, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 408 girls in the US were given Marcella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #699, up from #948 for this spelling alone.
- Marcella 272
- Marcela 136
Marcella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 272 | #948 |
| 2024 | 237 | #1,052 |
| 2023 | 230 | #1,075 |
| 2022 | 216 | #1,132 |
| 2021 | 243 | #1,038 |
| 2020 | 243 | #1,031 |
| 2019 | 256 | #1,007 |
| 2018 | 231 | #1,089 |
| 2017 | 228 | #1,104 |
| 2016 | 196 | #1,241 |
| 2015 | 170 | #1,388 |
| 2014 | 160 | #1,422 |
| 2013 | 161 | #1,413 |
| 2012 | 168 | #1,384 |
| 2011 | 172 | #1,345 |
| 2010 | 155 | #1,456 |
| 2009 | 168 | #1,405 |
| 2008 | 186 | #1,325 |
| 2007 | 184 | #1,322 |
| 2006 | 194 | #1,240 |
| 2005 | 174 | #1,281 |
| 2004 | 195 | #1,161 |
| 2003 | 197 | #1,116 |
| 2002 | 230 | #963 |
| 2001 | 200 | #1,062 |
| 2000 | 206 | #1,019 |
| 1999 | 236 | #895 |
| 1998 | 236 | #892 |
| 1997 | 223 | #901 |
| 1996 | 184 | #1,013 |
| 1995 | 197 | #950 |
| 1994 | 209 | #911 |
| 1993 | 224 | #862 |
| 1992 | 280 | #747 |
| 1991 | 245 | #830 |
| 1990 | 272 | #757 |
| 1989 | 224 | #836 |
| 1988 | 274 | #700 |
| 1987 | 238 | #754 |
| 1986 | 281 | #656 |
| 1985 | 240 | #718 |
| 1984 | 277 | #635 |
| 1983 | 286 | #611 |
| 1982 | 299 | #602 |
| 1981 | 312 | #590 |
| 1980 | 356 | #531 |
| 1979 | 340 | #548 |
| 1978 | 326 | #543 |
| 1977 | 296 | #584 |
| 1976 | 328 | #534 |
| 1975 | 385 | #477 |
| 1974 | 372 | #477 |
| 1973 | 397 | #461 |
| 1972 | 439 | #437 |
| 1971 | 497 | #421 |
| 1970 | 511 | #430 |
| 1969 | 508 | #430 |
| 1968 | 528 | #406 |
| 1967 | 522 | #398 |
| 1966 | 543 | #392 |
| 1965 | 587 | #376 |
| 1964 | 630 | #383 |
| 1963 | 686 | #364 |
| 1962 | 670 | #363 |
| 1961 | 682 | #366 |
| 1960 | 628 | #379 |
| 1959 | 611 | #382 |
| 1958 | 656 | #361 |
| 1957 | 636 | #359 |
| 1956 | 673 | #337 |
| 1955 | 650 | #334 |
| 1954 | 694 | #320 |
| 1953 | 651 | #321 |
| 1952 | 679 | #310 |
| 1951 | 693 | #298 |
| 1950 | 673 | #300 |
| 1949 | 678 | #298 |
| 1948 | 657 | #298 |
| 1947 | 720 | #290 |
| 1946 | 660 | #288 |
| 1945 | 587 | #287 |
| 1944 | 638 | #274 |
| 1943 | 695 | #266 |
| 1942 | 648 | #273 |
| 1941 | 678 | #248 |
| 1940 | 715 | #237 |
| 1939 | 634 | #249 |
| 1938 | 653 | #247 |
| 1937 | 664 | #241 |
| 1936 | 673 | #240 |
| 1935 | 737 | #228 |
| 1934 | 800 | #219 |
| 1933 | 817 | #211 |
| 1932 | 943 | #195 |
| 1931 | 959 | #189 |
| 1930 | 1,035 | #186 |
| 1929 | 1,035 | #189 |
| 1928 | 1,194 | #174 |
| 1927 | 1,154 | #182 |
| 1926 | 1,185 | #177 |
| 1925 | 1,407 | #167 |
| 1924 | 1,476 | #164 |
| 1923 | 1,503 | #158 |
| 1922 | 1,537 | #155 |
| 1921 | 1,502 | #159 |
| 1920 | 1,404 | #161 |
| 1919 | 1,266 | #171 |
| 1918 | 1,343 | #163 |
| 1917 | 1,133 | #175 |
| 1916 | 1,002 | #182 |
| 1915 | 905 | #186 |
| 1914 | 729 | #183 |
| 1913 | 590 | #189 |
| 1912 | 490 | #197 |
| 1911 | 327 | #216 |
| 1910 | 295 | #218 |
| 1909 | 266 | #215 |
| 1908 | 248 | #216 |
| 1907 | 203 | #231 |
| 1906 | 182 | #238 |
| 1905 | 175 | #239 |
| 1904 | 146 | #261 |
| 1903 | 149 | #246 |
| 1902 | 145 | #259 |
| 1901 | 123 | #263 |
| 1900 | 125 | #293 |
| 1899 | 123 | #255 |
| 1898 | 106 | #300 |
| 1897 | 77 | #335 |
| 1896 | 79 | #326 |
| 1895 | 71 | #338 |
| 1894 | 64 | #345 |
| 1893 | 57 | #356 |
| 1892 | 42 | #409 |
| 1891 | 44 | #377 |
| 1890 | 43 | #382 |
| 1889 | 37 | #398 |
| 1888 | 33 | #431 |
| 1887 | 25 | #446 |
| 1886 | 18 | #528 |
| 1885 | 27 | #394 |
| 1884 | 18 | #479 |
| 1883 | 19 | #435 |
| 1882 | 21 | #389 |
| 1881 | 10 | #539 |
| 1880 | 14 | #449 |
Nicknames for Marcella
- Marcie 67 girls in the UK in 2025
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Other spellings of Marcella
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