Marcela
The Spanish and Czech form of Marcella, the feminine of the Roman Marcellus, which is a diminutive of Marcus, a name tied to the god Mars.
Marcela in 2025
Marcela was given to 136 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,875th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 24,378 babies born.
The history of Marcela
Marcela reached its highest point in 1999, when 210 babies were given the name, ranking 1,735th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,634th, in 1991.
Across the 118 years of records since 1908, 8,955 babies have been named Marcela. Half of them were born before 1995, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Marcela by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marcela | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 9 | 2,335 |
| 1910s | 38 | 4,367 |
| 1920s | 182 | 2,924 |
| 1930s | 129 | 3,207 |
| 1940s | 120 | 3,673 |
| 1950s | 156 | 3,526 |
| 1960s | 408 | 2,244 |
| 1970s | 975 | 1,777 |
| 1980s | 1,393 | 1,721 |
| 1990s | 1,802 | 1,634 |
| 2000s | 1,777 | 1,869 |
| 2010s | 1,188 | 2,798 |
| 2020s | 778 | 2,760 |
Where Marcela is heading
Marcela has risen 32% over the past decade, from 103 babies in 2015 to 136 in 2025.
Names like Marcela
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marcela.