Girls' name · since 1920
Marcelia
Marcelia has 136 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marcelia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 136 recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcelia has been recorded 136 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2020.
- #23,796 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 136 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcelia ranks #23,796 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marcelia's 136 recorded births place it above 67.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marcelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marcelia splits its recorded history at 1965: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marcelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2020
- Peak year (1970)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Marcelia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (24 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Marcelia's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Marcelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
19 births
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (18% of all-time use).
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- Marcelia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marcelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~100 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, 1920–2020 (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 Marcelia 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.