Marcella
Marcella is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, German, Ancient Roman.
- Italian
- German
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Marcella
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marcella is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, German, Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- German
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Marcella
American parents first put Marcella on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 14 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 1,537 Marcellas were born — ranking #155 that year. About 20% of every Marcella on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Marcella ranks #1,083 for baby girls with 227 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 66K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Marcella
Marcella is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 66K births in the dataset. Marcella's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #155. Use the chart and map above to compare Marcella's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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