Maricela
Maricela was the 2712th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 453rd with 437 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 305 places. More babies were named Maricela in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,712 girls, up 546 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977437 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,133babies recorded
Maricela popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 56 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,712 | 64 |
| 2020 | #3,258 | 48 |
| 2010 | #2,085 | 95 |
| 2000 | #1,144 | 178 |
| 1990 | #581 | 399 |
| 1980 | #566 | 328 |
| 1970 | #830 | 166 |
| 1960 | #1,151 | 90 |
| 1950 | #1,822 | 28 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maricela, counting every spelling?
Maricela is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,584 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,712 for Maricela on its own. Together these spellings went to 116 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maricela | 64 | #2,712 | 273 |
| Marisela | 26 | #5,055 | 175 |
| Maricella | 20 | #6,042 | 75 |
| Marisella | 6 | #14,316 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maricela?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maricela (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maricela born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maricela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maricela?
About 12,500 people born in the US named Maricela are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 29 and 50. That makes Maricela mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maricela by state
How common Maricela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.7×), California (1.9×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maricela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maricela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maricela
How popular is the name Maricela?
Maricela was the 2712th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 453rd with 437 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 305 places. More babies were named Maricela in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Maricela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maricela in the US.
Where is Maricela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maricela was most common in Texas (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and California.