Girls' name · since 1921
Marcilla
Marcilla has 49 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marcilla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcilla has been recorded 49 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1973.
- #35,284 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 49 born since 1921
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcilla ranks #35,284 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1921, peaking in the 1970s.
- #35,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marcilla's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marcilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marcilla's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marcilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1973
- Peak year (1924)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Marcilla by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (20 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Marcilla's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Marcilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 20 births (41% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marcilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1921–1973 (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 Marcilla 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.