Is Marcela a boy or girl name?
Marcela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 148 girls and 0 boys were named Marcela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,817 US babies named Marcela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,472
- Babies named Marcela since 1908
- 8,817
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 210 babies
Boys and girls named Marcela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 9 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 182 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 120 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 156 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 408 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 975 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,392 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,802 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,776 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,188 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 642 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,497 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,787 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,626 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,854 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,536 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,620 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,884 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,687 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,958 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,826 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,804 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,738 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,836 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,718 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,638 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,377 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,449 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,340 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,261 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,113 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,099 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,159 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,215 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 210 | #984 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,083 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,230 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,027 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,027 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,023 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,127 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 194 | #986 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 201 | #947 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,048 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,049 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,034 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,061 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,056 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,047 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,094 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,226 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,036 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,030 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,080 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,106 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,065 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,100 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,157 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,158 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,147 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,208 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,372 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,570 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,290 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,678 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,412 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,631 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,563 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,719 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,389 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,909 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,724 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,337 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,966 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,942 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,195 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,887 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,684 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,706 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,259 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,341 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,002 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,634 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,575 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,101 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,504 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,414 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,693 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,882 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,929 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,795 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,335 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,150 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,169 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,314 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,098 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,094 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,467 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,388 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,968 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,815 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,442 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,168 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,081 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,684 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,253 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,143 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,536 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,876 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,633 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,547 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,819 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,573 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,426 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,674 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,460 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,261 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,659 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,505 |
Highest rank
Marcela has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #947 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marcela
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.