US rank #12168 Girls' name Peak 1990 166 births

Marsella — #12168 US girls' name

166 babies named Marsella in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#12168
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 31% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Marsella was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Marsella in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marsella

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Marsella between 1905 and 2024, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marsella currently holds the #12168 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marsella performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Marsella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marsella 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 166 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.

Marsella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

166

Since 1905

120 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,168

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1905

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marsella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1905

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
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Marsella by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 20% of Marsella's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marsella?
166 babies have been named Marsella since 1905. It currently ranks #12168 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Marsella most popular?
Marsella was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Marsella been used?
Marsella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 120 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marsella?
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.

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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, 1905–2024 (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.