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    The first name Marcella

    A girl’s name from Latin.

    3 syllables Female Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    From Latin Marcella.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 23 girls were named Marcella, making it the 1,362nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 26 births (#1,259).

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    381
    babies named Marcella, 1996–2025
    #1,362
    rank in 2025
    2021
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marcella with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Marcella at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 272 girls born in the United States were named Marcella, the 948th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1922, when 1,537 were.

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    65,836
    babies named Marcella since 1880
    #948
    rank in 2025
    1922
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Marcella in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Marcela
    Czech
    Marcelle
    French
    Mairsile
    Irish
    Marcela
    Portuguese
    Marcela
    Romanian
    Marcela
    Spanish

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Marcella

    • Marcee

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Marcella

    7 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Saint Marcella
      Christian saint, 325–410
    • Marcella Althaus-Reid
      Argentine-Scottish theologian (1952-2009)
    • Marcella Detroit
      American soprano vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, born 1959
    • Marcella Place
      American field hockey player, born 1959
    • Marcella Mesker
      Dutch tennis player, born 1959
    • Sarah Springman
      British-Swiss triathlete, civil engineer, and academic, born 1956
    • Jennifer Peña
      American singer, born 1983

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    Questions

    What does the name Marcella mean?
    From Latin Marcella.
    What is the origin of the name Marcella?
    From Latin Marcella.
    How popular is the name Marcella?
    In 2025, 23 girls born in England and Wales were named Marcella, ranking 1,362nd. Its peak was 2021, with 26 births.
    What are nicknames for Marcella?
    Common nicknames for Marcella include Marcee.
    Is Marcella a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 65,836 US babies named Marcella since 1880 were girls.
    When was Marcella most popular?
    1922 in the United States, when 1,537 babies were named Marcella, its highest rank at 155th.
    What are other spellings of Marcella?
    Marcelle, Marchella and Marchelle.
    Is Marcella also a surname?
    Yes. Marcella is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.