How Many People Are Named Maricel?
An estimated 435 people in the United States have the first name Maricel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Maricel peaked in popularity in 1990 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maricel 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 Maricel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
435
About 1 in 787,941 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1990
23 births
Total Registered
465
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maricel
Maricel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 465 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maricel as a female name
Ranked #18,550 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1990 (23 births)
Maricel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maricel span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 134 babies were registered. Maricel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maricel by Decade
How has Maricel 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.
Maricel by State
Maricel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maricel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maricel
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Maricel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maricel?
We estimate approximately 435 people named Maricel 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 787,941 Americans share this first name.
Is Maricel a common name?
Maricel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 465 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maricel most popular?
Maricel reached peak popularity in 1990, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maricel is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maricel a female name?
Maricel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maricel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maricel Smith, Maricel Johnson, Maricel 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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