How Many People Are Named Marcella?
An estimated 27,412 people in the United States have the first name Marcella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Marcella peaked in popularity in 1922 with 1,542 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marcella as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marcella paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Marcella is overwhelmingly female, 222 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
27,412
About 1 in 12,504 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1922
1,542 births
Total Registered
65,559
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marcella
Marcella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 65,559 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Marcella as a male name
Ranked #7,701 in 1987
5 male births in 1987
Peak: 1926 (12 births)
Marcella as a female name
Ranked #1,055 in 2024
236 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (1,537 births)
Marcella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marcella span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 13,455 babies were registered. Marcella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marcella by Decade
How has Marcella tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 222 | 0 | 222 | |
| 1890s | 706 | 0 | 706 | |
| 1900s | 1,762 | 0 | 1,762 | |
| 1910s | 8,123 | 43 | 8,080 | |
| 1920s | 13,455 | 58 | 13,397 | |
| 1930s | 7,955 | 40 | 7,915 | |
| 1940s | 6,691 | 15 | 6,676 | |
| 1950s | 6,640 | 23 | 6,617 | |
| 1960s | 5,994 | 11 | 5,983 | |
| 1970s | 3,907 | 16 | 3,891 | |
| 1980s | 2,803 | 16 | 2,787 | |
| 1990s | 2,305 | 0 | 2,305 | |
| 2000s | 1,934 | 0 | 1,934 | |
| 2010s | 1,897 | 0 | 1,897 | |
| 2020s | 1,165 | 0 | 1,165 | |
Marcella by State
Birth registrations for Marcella span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wyoming, Nevada, Delaware. On average, about 1,179 Marcellas were registered per state.
Marcella + Last Name Combinations
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Marcella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcella?
We estimate approximately 27,412 people named Marcella are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,504 Americans share this first name.
Is Marcella a common name?
Marcella is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 65,559 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marcella most popular?
Marcella reached peak popularity in 1922, when 1,542 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marcella is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marcella a female name?
Marcella is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marcella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marcella Smith, Marcella Johnson, Marcella Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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