Marsela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mar-SEL-ah
- Origin
- Latin
Marsela is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “little Marcus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Marsela mean?
Latin: variant of Marcela or Marcella, from the Roman name Marcellus
“little Marcus”
A variant of Marcela or Marcella, the feminine form of the Roman name Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus.
Is Marsela a girl's or a boy's name?
Marsela is a girls' name.
How popular is Marsela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Marsela in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marsela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
Names like Marsela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marissa Amanda Mariana Miranda Montana Julia Serena Montserrat Paulina Sierra Tiana Ariana
Names related to Marsela
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
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, “Marsela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marsela, updated 20 October 2026.