Marisela
Spanish, a variant of Maricela, which is understood as a pairing of Maria with Celia. Maria descends from Hebrew Miriam, Celia from the Roman family name Caelius.
Marisela in 2025
Marisela was given to 26 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 8,765th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 127,513 babies born.
The history of Marisela
Marisela reached its highest point in 1985, when 418 babies were given the name, ranking 898th that year.
Across the 81 years of records since 1945, 10,338 babies have been named Marisela. Half of them were born before 1988, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Marisela by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marisela | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 49 | 3,387 |
| 1950s | 289 | 2,746 |
| 1960s | 766 | 1,663 |
| 1970s | 2,096 | 1,034 |
| 1980s | 2,649 | 898 |
| 1990s | 2,440 | 1,131 |
| 2000s | 1,322 | 1,965 |
| 2010s | 517 | 4,292 |
| 2020s | 210 | 6,622 |
Where Marisela is heading
Marisela has fallen 57% over the past decade, from 61 babies in 2015 to 26 in 2025.
Names like Marisela
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marisela.