Marcella

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

Nicknames: Marcee

Girl's name · #948 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Marcella holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#948 in 2025). About 66,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Marcella is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Marcella ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,394 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,510 in Canada (2024).

Famous Marcellas

Marcella Bella — Italian singer (born 1952)
Marcella Liburd — Kittitian politician
Marcella Althaus-Reid — Argentine theologian (1952–2009)
Marcella Detroit — American soprano vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter
Marcella Sembrich — Polish coloratura soprano singer (1858–1935)

In stories & tradition

Marcella Varese — Lindenstraße (German TV series)

What Marcellas become

Among 249 notable people named Marcella:

Entertainers appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marcella Bella, Italian singer (born 1952).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Marcela (#1554), Marcella would rank around #694 with about 410 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Marcella and Marcela.

Similar names: Marcela · Nadine · Marjorie · Carmela · Bernadette · Martina

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