How Many People Are Named Maricella?
An estimated 1,607 people in the United States have the first name Maricella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Maricella peaked in popularity in 1998 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maricella 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 Maricella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,607
About 1 in 213,288 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1998
57 births
Total Registered
1,704
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maricella
Maricella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,704 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maricella as a female name
Ranked #8,739 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (57 births)
Maricella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maricella span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 392 babies were registered. Maricella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maricella by Decade
How has Maricella 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.
Maricella by State
Birth registrations for Maricella span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in New Mexico, New York, Arizona. On average, about 191 Maricellas were registered per state.
Maricella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maricella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maricella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maricella?
We estimate approximately 1,607 people named Maricella 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 213,288 Americans share this first name.
Is Maricella a common name?
Maricella is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,704 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maricella most popular?
Maricella reached peak popularity in 1998, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maricella is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maricella a female name?
Maricella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maricella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maricella Smith, Maricella Johnson, Maricella 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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