Marcela is an uncommon variant of Marcella that peaked in 1999 and remains in steady use.
Marcela is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,554 for girl births in the United States (and #2,875 across all names), given to 136 babies — 145 including U.S. territories. Marcela first appears in 1908 and peaked in 1999 (210 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 136 | 145 | #1,554 |
| 2024 | 148 | 156 | #1,478 |
| 2023 | 145 | 150 | #1,497 |
| 2022 | 115 | 122 | #1,788 |
| 2021 | 129 | 138 | #1,626 |
| 2020 | 105 | 105 | #1,854 |
| 2019 | 141 | 149 | #1,536 |
| 2018 | 132 | 137 | #1,621 |
| 2017 | 108 | 113 | #1,884 |
| 2016 | 127 | 141 | #1,687 |
| 2015 | 103 | 112 | #1,958 |
| 2014 | 112 | 121 | #1,826 |
| 2013 | 114 | 123 | #1,804 |
| 2012 | 119 | 133 | #1,738 |
| 2011 | 110 | 110 | #1,836 |
| 2010 | 122 | 130 | #1,718 |
| 2009 | 137 | 137 | #1,638 |
| 2008 | 175 | 184 | #1,377 |
| 2007 | 163 | 168 | #1,449 |
| 2006 | 174 | 180 | #1,340 |
| 2005 | 180 | 188 | #1,257 |
| 2004 | 206 | 206 | #1,113 |
| 2003 | 201 | 209 | #1,099 |
| 2002 | 178 | 178 | #1,159 |
| 2001 | 199 | 199 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 164 | 164 | #1,216 |
| 1999 | 210 | 210 | #984 |
| 1998 | 179 | 179 | #1,083 |
| 1997 | 146 | — | #1,230 |
| 1996 | 183 | — | #1,027 |
| 1995 | 178 | — | #1,027 |
| 1994 | 181 | — | #1,023 |
| 1993 | 159 | — | #1,127 |
| 1992 | 194 | — | #986 |
| 1991 | 201 | — | #947 |
| 1990 | 171 | — | #1,048 |
| 1989 | 163 | — | #1,049 |
| 1988 | 156 | — | #1,034 |
| 1987 | 145 | — | #1,061 |
| 1986 | 143 | — | #1,056 |
| 1985 | 142 | — | #1,047 |
| 1984 | 127 | — | #1,094 |
| 1983 | 104 | — | #1,226 |
| 1982 | 142 | — | #1,031 |
| 1981 | 140 | — | #1,030 |
| 1980 | 131 | — | #1,080 |
| 1979 | 123 | — | #1,106 |
| 1978 | 125 | — | #1,065 |
| 1977 | 118 | — | #1,100 |
| 1976 | 100 | — | #1,157 |
| 1975 | 100 | — | #1,158 |
| 1974 | 101 | — | #1,147 |
| 1973 | 89 | — | #1,208 |
| 1972 | 73 | — | #1,373 |
| 1971 | 62 | — | #1,570 |
| 1970 | 84 | — | #1,290 |
| 1969 | 52 | — | #1,677 |
| 1968 | 64 | — | #1,412 |
| 1967 | 49 | — | #1,631 |
| 1966 | 52 | — | #1,563 |
| 1965 | 21 | — | #2,719 |
| 1964 | 27 | — | #2,390 |
| 1963 | 38 | — | #1,909 |
| 1962 | 44 | — | #1,722 |
| 1961 | 27 | — | #2,338 |
| 1960 | 34 | — | #1,966 |
| 1959 | 17 | — | #2,942 |
| 1958 | 27 | — | #2,194 |
| 1957 | 17 | — | #2,887 |
| 1956 | 19 | — | #2,684 |
| 1955 | 11 | — | #3,706 |
| 1954 | 13 | — | #3,259 |
| 1953 | 21 | — | #2,341 |
| 1952 | 14 | — | #3,002 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | #3,634 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,575 |
| 1949 | 12 | — | #3,101 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | #3,503 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | #2,414 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | #2,693 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #3,882 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #3,929 |
| 1943 | 12 | — | #2,795 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #3,335 |
| 1941 | 16 | — | #2,150 |
| 1940 | 15 | — | #2,169 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #3,314 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #3,098 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #4,094 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | #2,467 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | #2,388 |
| 1934 | 17 | — | #1,968 |
| 1933 | 19 | — | #1,815 |
| 1932 | 13 | — | #2,442 |
| 1931 | 15 | — | #2,168 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | #2,081 |
| 1929 | 23 | — | #1,684 |
| 1928 | 16 | — | #2,253 |
| 1927 | 18 | — | #2,143 |
| 1926 | 14 | — | #2,536 |
| 1925 | 22 | — | #1,876 |
| 1924 | 28 | — | #1,633 |
| 1923 | 14 | — | #2,547 |
| 1922 | 23 | — | #1,819 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,573 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,426 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,674 |
| 1918 | 14 | — | #2,460 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | #3,261 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,659 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | #1,505 |