How Many People Are Named Marisela?
An estimated 9,619 people in the United States have the first name Marisela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Marisela peaked in popularity in 1985 with 418 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marisela 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 Marisela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,619
About 1 in 35,633 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1985
418 births
Total Registered
10,311
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marisela
Marisela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,311 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Marisela as a male name
Ranked #9,727 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1978 (8 births)
Marisela as a female name
Ranked #4,335 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (410 births)
Marisela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marisela span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,649 babies were registered. Marisela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marisela by Decade
How has Marisela 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.
Marisela by State
Birth registrations for Marisela span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Virginia, Utah, Ohio. On average, about 385 Mariselas were registered per state.
Marisela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marisela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marisela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marisela?
We estimate approximately 9,619 people named Marisela 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 35,633 Americans share this first name.
Is Marisela a common name?
Marisela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,311 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marisela most popular?
Marisela reached peak popularity in 1985, when 418 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marisela is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marisela a female name?
Marisela is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marisela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marisela Smith, Marisela Johnson, Marisela 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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