Markella is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Markella is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,712 for girl births in the United States (and #21,268 across all names), given to 7 babies. Markella first appears in 1972 and peaked in 2008 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,712 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #12,973 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,866 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,866 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #13,018 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,757 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #17,131 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #17,275 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,602 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #10,585 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #9,310 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #10,749 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #13,004 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #14,291 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #11,904 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #11,201 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #9,322 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #19,468 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #13,162 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,502 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #10,156 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #10,775 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #12,642 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,781 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,809 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #13,122 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #11,340 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #9,241 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #14,861 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,324 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #7,477 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #9,167 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,129 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,758 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,677 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,836 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,620 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,184 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,631 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #8,026 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,080 |