Is Marcella a boy or girl name?
Marcella is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 236 girls and 0 boys were named Marcella, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 65,559 US babies named Marcella were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,055
- Babies named Marcella since 1880
- 65,559
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 1,542 babies
Boys and girls named Marcella, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 222 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 706 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,762 | 100% |
| 1910s | 43 | 8,080 | 99.5% |
| 1920s | 58 | 13,397 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 40 | 7,915 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 15 | 6,676 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 23 | 6,617 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 11 | 5,983 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 16 | 3,891 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 16 | 2,787 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,305 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,934 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,897 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,165 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,055 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,087 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,137 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 243 | #1,041 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 243 | #1,038 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 256 | #1,007 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,088 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,106 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,249 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,392 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,425 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,418 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,387 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,346 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,463 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,407 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,326 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,324 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,246 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,286 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,163 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,119 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 230 | #966 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,065 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,026 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 236 | #900 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 236 | #895 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 223 | #904 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,018 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 197 | #956 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 208 | #914 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 224 | #869 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 280 | #749 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 245 | #832 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 272 | #759 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 224 | #841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 274 | #700 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,701 | 238 | #757 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 281 | #659 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 240 | #719 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,054 | 277 | #637 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 286 | #612 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 299 | #602 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 312 | #591 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,882 | 356 | #531 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,797 | 340 | #550 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 326 | #544 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 296 | #585 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 328 | #535 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 385 | #477 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 372 | #477 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 397 | #462 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,470 | 439 | #437 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,373 | 497 | #421 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 511 | #430 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 508 | #430 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,976 | 528 | #406 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 522 | #399 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 543 | #393 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 587 | #376 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 630 | #383 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 686 | #364 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,420 | 670 | #363 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 682 | #366 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 627 | #379 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 612 | #382 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,786 | 656 | #361 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,338 | 636 | #359 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 673 | #337 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 650 | #334 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,342 | 694 | #320 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,155 | 651 | #321 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 679 | #310 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 693 | #298 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 673 | #300 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 678 | #298 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,995 | 657 | #298 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 720 | #290 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 660 | #288 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,604 | 587 | #287 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 638 | #274 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,858 | 695 | #266 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 648 | #273 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 678 | #248 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 715 | #237 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,790 | 634 | #249 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,789 | 653 | #247 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,381 | 664 | #241 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 673 | #240 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,505 | 737 | #228 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 800 | #219 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 817 | #212 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 943 | #195 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,130 | 959 | #189 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,719 | 1,035 | #186 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,889 | 1,035 | #189 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,985 | 1,194 | #174 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,571 | 1,154 | #182 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,507 | 1,185 | #177 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,019 | 1,407 | #167 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,733 | 1,476 | #164 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 1,503 | #158 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,710 | 1,537 | #155 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,747 | 1,502 | #159 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 1,404 | #161 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,557 | 1,266 | #171 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 1,343 | #163 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,104 | 1,133 | #175 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,277 | 1,002 | #182 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 905 | #186 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,384 | 729 | #183 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,097 | 590 | #189 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,773 | 490 | #197 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,669 | 327 | #217 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 295 | #219 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 266 | #215 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 248 | #216 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 203 | #231 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 182 | #238 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 175 | #239 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 146 | #261 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 149 | #248 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 145 | #260 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 123 | #264 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 125 | #296 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 123 | #256 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 106 | #300 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 77 | #336 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 79 | #328 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 71 | #338 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 64 | #346 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 57 | #357 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 42 | #411 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 44 | #381 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 43 | #382 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 37 | #404 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 33 | #436 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 25 | #455 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 18 | #534 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 27 | #399 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 18 | #493 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 19 | #446 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 21 | #396 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 10 | #567 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 14 | #461 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marcella reached #1,669 in 1911. As a girl name, it reached #155 in 1922. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marcella
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.