Is Maricela a boy or girl name?
Maricela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 53 girls and 0 boys were named Maricela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 13,068 US babies named Maricela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,063
- Babies named Maricela since 1944
- 13,068
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 437 babies
Boys and girls named Maricela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 101 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 452 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,251 | 100% |
| 1970s | 12 | 3,083 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 39 | 2,908 | 98.7% |
| 1990s | 5 | 2,680 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,543 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 737 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 257 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,063 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,805 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,346 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,372 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,256 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,315 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,637 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,825 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,456 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,017 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,438 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,374 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,057 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,135 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,085 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,767 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,484 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,348 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,486 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,336 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,380 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,246 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,144 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 222 | #944 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 228 | #919 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 210 | #948 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 249 | #818 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 218 | #876 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 262 | #781 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 246 | #815 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 318 | #682 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 328 | #663 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,998 | 399 | #581 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 331 | #634 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,531 | 325 | #615 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 313 | #618 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,708 | 332 | #582 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 323 | #595 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,964 | 220 | #742 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,954 | 207 | #772 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,992 | 251 | #699 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 278 | #639 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,970 | 328 | #566 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,170 | 360 | #529 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,417 | 425 | #462 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 437 | #453 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 405 | #469 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 291 | #569 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 291 | #561 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 265 | #596 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 232 | #657 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 211 | #720 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 166 | #830 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 183 | #750 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 139 | #872 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 159 | #791 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 122 | #915 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 137 | #856 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 118 | #980 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 126 | #941 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,135 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,208 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,151 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,458 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,405 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,544 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,500 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,377 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,530 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,419 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,766 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,652 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,822 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,584 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,662 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,598 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,832 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,689 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,073 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maricela reached #4,708 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #453 in 1977. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maricela
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.