How Many People Are Named Marella?
An estimated 379 people in the United States have the first name Marella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Marella peaked in popularity in 1970 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marella 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 Marella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
379
About 1 in 904,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1970
17 births
Total Registered
465
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marella
Marella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 465 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marella as a female name
Ranked #9,959 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (17 births)
Marella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marella span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 99 babies were registered. While Marella is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Marella by Decade
How has Marella 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.
Marella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marella?
We estimate approximately 379 people named Marella 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 904,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Marella a common name?
Marella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 465 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marella most popular?
Marella reached peak popularity in 1970, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marella is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marella a female name?
Marella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marella Smith, Marella Johnson, Marella 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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