Maricela is an established variant of Marcella that peaked in 1977 and has since faded.
Maricela is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,712 for girl births in the United States (and #4,774 across all names), given to 64 babies. Maricela was first reported in SSA data in 1944 and peaked in 1977 (437 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | #2,712 | — |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | #3,070 | — |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | #2,808 | — |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | #3,349 | — |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | #3,373 | — |
| 2020 | 48 | 48 | #3,258 | — |
| 2019 | 48 | 48 | #3,316 | — |
| 2018 | 66 | 66 | #2,637 | — |
| 2017 | 60 | 60 | #2,827 | — |
| 2016 | 75 | 75 | #2,456 | — |
| 2015 | 57 | 57 | #3,017 | — |
| 2014 | 75 | 75 | #2,439 | — |
| 2013 | 77 | 77 | #2,375 | — |
| 2012 | 94 | 94 | #2,057 | — |
| 2011 | 90 | 90 | #2,136 | — |
| 2010 | 95 | 95 | #2,085 | — |
| 2009 | 132 | 132 | #1,691 | — |
| 2008 | 125 | 125 | #1,768 | — |
| 2007 | 157 | 157 | #1,484 | — |
| 2006 | 173 | 173 | #1,348 | — |
| 2005 | 142 | 142 | #1,486 | — |
| 2004 | 160 | 160 | #1,336 | — |
| 2003 | 146 | 146 | #1,380 | — |
| 2002 | 160 | 160 | #1,246 | — |
| 2001 | 170 | 170 | #1,204 | — |
| 2000 | 178 | 178 | #1,144 | — |
| 1999 | 222 | 222 | #944 | — |
| 1998 | 228 | 228 | #919 | — |
| 1997 | 210 | — | #948 | — |
| 1996 | 249 | — | #818 | — |
| 1995 | 218 | — | #876 | — |
| 1994 | 262 | — | #781 | — |
| 1993 | 246 | — | #815 | — |
| 1992 | 318 | — | #682 | — |
| 1991 | 328 | — | #663 | — |
| 1990 | 404 | — | #581 | #9,000 |
| 1989 | 331 | — | #634 | — |
| 1988 | 333 | — | #615 | #5,531 |
| 1987 | 313 | — | #618 | — |
| 1986 | 341 | — | #582 | #4,707 |
| 1985 | 323 | — | #595 | — |
| 1984 | 225 | — | #742 | #6,966 |
| 1983 | 213 | — | #772 | #5,954 |
| 1982 | 256 | — | #699 | #6,991 |
| 1981 | 278 | — | #639 | — |
| 1980 | 334 | — | #566 | #5,970 |
| 1979 | 367 | — | #529 | #5,170 |
| 1978 | 430 | — | #462 | #6,419 |
| 1977 | 437 | — | #453 | — |
| 1976 | 405 | — | #469 | — |
| 1975 | 291 | — | #569 | — |
| 1974 | 291 | — | #561 | — |
| 1973 | 265 | — | #596 | — |
| 1972 | 232 | — | #657 | — |
| 1971 | 211 | — | #720 | — |
| 1970 | 166 | — | #830 | — |
| 1969 | 183 | — | #750 | — |
| 1968 | 139 | — | #872 | — |
| 1967 | 159 | — | #791 | — |
| 1966 | 122 | — | #915 | — |
| 1965 | 137 | — | #856 | — |
| 1964 | 118 | — | #980 | — |
| 1963 | 126 | — | #941 | — |
| 1962 | 94 | — | #1,123 | — |
| 1961 | 84 | — | #1,209 | — |
| 1960 | 90 | — | #1,151 | — |
| 1959 | 55 | — | #1,458 | — |
| 1958 | 58 | — | #1,405 | — |
| 1957 | 49 | — | #1,543 | — |
| 1956 | 51 | — | #1,500 | — |
| 1955 | 53 | — | #1,377 | — |
| 1954 | 44 | — | #1,530 | — |
| 1953 | 48 | — | #1,419 | — |
| 1952 | 32 | — | #1,766 | — |
| 1951 | 34 | — | #1,652 | — |
| 1950 | 28 | — | #1,822 | — |
| 1949 | 35 | — | #1,584 | — |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #2,662 | — |
| 1947 | 16 | — | #2,598 | — |
| 1946 | 13 | — | #2,832 | — |
| 1945 | 12 | — | #2,689 | — |
| 1944 | 10 | — | #3,073 | — |