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Marcela

Origin: From Marcus, ultimately from Mars, the Roman god of war (from Latin (via Marcella/Marcellus/Marcus))

Girl's name · #1554 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Marcela reached #947 in 1991 and has eased to #1554 since. About 9,000 girls have carried it since 1908.

Across the states

See where Marcela is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Marcela ranks in other countries and regions.

#146 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #236 in Poland (2025) · #384 in Mexico (2024) · #532 in Ecuador (2025).

Famous Marcelas

Marcela Bovio — Mexican metal artist
Marcela Lagarde — Mexican academic, author, researcher, anthropologist, feminist activist and politician
Marcela Kloosterboer — Argentine actress
Marcela Iacub — Argentine writer, academic and jurist
Marcela Topor — Romanian journalist

In stories & tradition

Marcela — Don Quixote (book)
Marcela Valencia — Yo soy Betty, la fea (Spanish-language TV series)

What Marcelas become

Among 754 notable people named Marcela:

Medical professionals appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marcela Hernando, Chilean physician.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Marcella (#948), Marcela would rank around #694 with about 410 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Marcella and Marcela.

Similar names: Marcella · Beatriz · Mariela · Graciela · Fabiola · Perla

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