Maricel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-ree-SEL
- Origin
- Modern
Maricel is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Maricel come from?
Modern: blend of Maria and Celia or Celeste
Is Maricel a girl's or a boy's name?
Maricel is a girls' name.
How popular is Maricel in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the girls named Maricel in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maricel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
Names like Maricel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda Angel Melissa Lucero Rachel Mercedes Angelique Angela Miranda Xaria Julia Victoria
Names related to Maricel
Miracle Marcella Marcela Maricela Maricella Marcelle Marchelle
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maricel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maricel, updated 20 October 2026.