Girls' name · since 1949
Maricella
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 1,724 babies named Maricella, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,724
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,724 babies have been named Maricella since 1949, making it today's #5955 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maricella recorded 1,724 times among girls since 1949, holding rank #5955 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #5,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,955 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,724 born since 1949
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maricella ranks #5,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,955 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,724 born since 1949, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,724
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maricella's 1,724 recorded births place it above 92.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Maricella compares
1,724 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 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
Maricella's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maricella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,724 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maricella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maricella's full recorded timeline at 1990, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maricella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Maricella by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (392 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Maricella's strongest decade.
392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Maricella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 135
1960s
135 births
- 1970s
1970s
267 births
- 1980s
1980s
293 births
- 1990s
1990s
392 births
- 2000s
2000s
328 births
- 2010s
2010s
184 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 392 births (23% of all-time use).
How Maricella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maricella's total volume
Maricella by state
Where Maricella concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 517 | 30.0% |
| #2 | California | | 345 | 20.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 85 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 5 | 0.3% |
517 of 1,724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Maricella's data
- Maricella's decade-level peak was the 1990s (392 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Maricellas (517 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maricella
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maricella
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Maricella
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maricella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Maricella 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.