Unisex name · since 1956
Marchella
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 150 babies named Marchella, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
150 girls have been named Marchella since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marchella has been recorded 150 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2012.
- #22,775 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 150 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marchella ranks #22,775 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marchella's 150 recorded births place it above 68.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marchella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marchella's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marchella popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2012
- Peak year (1969)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Marchella popularity over time - boys
14 total births recorded since 1981 (Marchella as boys' name)
Marchella by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (51 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Marchella's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Marchella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 51 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marchella's data
- Marchella's decade-level peak was the 1960s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marchella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1956–2012 (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 Marchella 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.