Total births
474
Girls' name · since 1918
Marella
474 babies named Marella in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9623
- among girls today
- 474
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 46%
- more common than other girls
474 babies have been named Marella since 1918, making it today's #9623 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marella has been recorded 474 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #9623 nationally and more common than 46% of girls, 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 1918 to 2025.
- #9623 among girls today
- 474 born since 1918
- 1970s peak decade
- 46% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Marella is currently the #9623 girls' name in America, more common than 46% of girls - 474 born since 1918, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9623
- among girls today
- 474
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 46%
- more common than other girls
Marella vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9623
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 46% of names given to girls today.
1970s
Peak decade
21% of everyone ever named Marella was born in this single decade.
1970
Single peak year
17 babies were named Marella in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
How Marella compares
474 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,726 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
Marella's all-time total is 24% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marella | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 474 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 48 | 19,840 |
Marella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marella's full recorded timeline at 1979, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marella at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1970
Current rank
#9,623
Active since
1918
Marella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Marella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Marella's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Marella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 28
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 99 births (21% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Marella? ▼
Marella has been given to 474 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9623 as of the latest data. 17 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
When was Marella most popular? ▼
Marella was most popular in the 1970s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Marella been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Marella since 1918 -- 108 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Marella? ▼
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.
What to do with Marella's data
- Marella's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Marella
Nearby Names Like Marella
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marella
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Marella side by side: Marella vs Mary Marella vs Margaret Marella vs Maria
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1918–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Marella: #9623 Girls' Name - 474 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marella. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Marella 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 June 2026.