Girls' name · since 1905
Marsella
Marsella has 166 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1905
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marsella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 166 have been recorded since 1905.
Social Security Administration records show Marsella recorded 166 times among girls since 1905, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1905 to 2024.
- #21,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1905
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marsella ranks #21,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1905, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1905
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marsella's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marsella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marsella splits its recorded history at 1977: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marsella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Marsella by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (34 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Marsella's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Marsella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (20% of all-time use).
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- Marsella's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2020s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marsella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1905–2024 (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 Marsella 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.