Girls' name · since 1908
Marcela
8,955 babies named Marcela in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,549 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,955
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
8,955 babies have been named Marcela since 1908, making it today's #1549 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Marcela recorded 8,955 times among girls since 1908, holding rank #1549 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #1,796 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,549 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,955 born since 1908
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcela ranks #1,796 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,549 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,955 born since 1908, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,549 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,955
- born since 1908
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marcela's 8,955 recorded births place it above 97.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marcela compares
8,955 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marcela's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marcela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,955 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 210 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marcela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marcela's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 210, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marcela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 210
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Marcela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,802 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Marcela's strongest decade.
1,802 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Marcela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 9
1900s
9 births
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s 182
1920s
182 births
- 1930s 129
1930s
129 births
- 1940s 120
1940s
120 births
- 1950s 156
1950s
156 births
- 1960s 408
1960s
408 births
- 1970s
1970s
975 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,393 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,802 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,777 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,188 births
- 2020s
2020s
778 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,802 births (20% of all-time use).
How Marcela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marcela's total volume
Marcela by state
Where Marcela concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,645 | 29.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,327 | 26.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 583 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 358 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 250 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 240 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 92 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 50 | 0.6% |
2,645 of 8,955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Marcela appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marcela's data
- Marcela's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (1,802 total births) through the 2020s (778) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Marcelas (2,645 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marcela
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marcela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~117 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1908–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marcela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.