Maricela
Marisela, or its alternative form Maricela, is a feminine given name.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Maricela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marisela, or its alternative form Maricela, is a feminine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Maricela
The earliest SSA record of Maricela as a baby girl name dates back to 1944, when 10 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 437 newborns named Maricela — #453 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Maricelas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,918 among baby girl names with 57 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 13K Maricelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Maricela
Maricela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Maricela's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #453. Use the chart and map above to compare Maricela'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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