Recorded 1979–2025 Girls' name Peak 1979 27 births

Marciela — girls' name

27 babies named Marciela in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s101990s52020s6

The verdict

27 girls have been named Marciela since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.

27
total births
1979–2025
years on record
1980s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Marciela was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

6 babies were named Marciela in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marciela

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Marciela between 1979 and 2025, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marciela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marciela performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marciela shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marciela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marciela at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

27

Since 1979

47 years of records

Peak year

1979

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1979

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2025

Marciela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1979

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1979)
6
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Marciela by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 37% of Marciela's all-time total
1970s61980s101990s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marciela?
27 babies have been named Marciela since 1979. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1979 with 6 births.
When was Marciela most popular?
Marciela was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Marciela been used?
Marciela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 47 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Marciela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.