Marisela
Marisela was the 5055th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 495th with 410 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,179 places. More babies were named Marisela in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,055 girls, down 999 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1985410 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,338babies recorded
Marisela popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 29 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,055 | 26 |
| 2020 | #4,056 | 35 |
| 2010 | #2,471 | 76 |
| 2000 | #1,125 | 182 |
| 1990 | #617 | 365 |
| 1980 | #712 | 236 |
| 1970 | #889 | 149 |
| 1960 | #1,943 | 35 |
| 1950 | #2,992 | 13 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marisela, counting every spelling?
Marisela is a spelling of Maricela, a name family that ranked #1,584 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,055 for Marisela 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 Marisela?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marisela (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marisela 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 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marisela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marisela?
About 9,900 people born in the US named Marisela are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 29 and 48. That makes Marisela 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.
Marisela by state
How common Marisela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.7×), California (2.0×). In 49 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 Marisela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marisela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marisela
How popular is the name Marisela?
Marisela was the 5055th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 495th with 410 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,179 places. More babies were named Marisela in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Marisela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marisela in the US.
Where is Marisela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marisela was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.