Baby name

Marcela

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1999, with 210 births and the No. 981 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 111 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1548.

8,955births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 981rank at its peak, in 1999

Where babies named Marcela are born

1999

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Marcela is most common in Texas (4.5 times), California (3.8) and Arizona (2.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Marcella 65,614
Maricela 13,077
Mariela 11,660
Marcell 1,126

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