How Many People Are Named Morella?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Morella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Morella peaked in popularity in 1923 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Morella 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 Morella paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Morella is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
1923
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Morella
Morella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Morella as a female name
Ranked #18,300 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1923 (5 births)
Morella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Morella span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 10 babies were registered. While Morella is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Morella by Decade
How has Morella 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.
Morella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Morella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Morella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Morella?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Morella 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Morella a common name?
Morella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Morella most popular?
Morella reached peak popularity in 1923, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Morella is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Morella a female name?
Morella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Morella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Morella Smith, Morella Johnson, Morella 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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