Marcela

“From Marcus, ultimately from Mars, the Roman god of war” — Latin (via Marcella/Marcellus/Marcus) origin

Girl's name · #1554 in the US (2025) · 90s

Marcela reached #947 in 1991 and has eased to #1554 since. About 9,000 girls have carried it since 1908. Together with its spelling variant Marcella (#948), Marcela would rank around #694 with about 410 births last year — the newborns split about 67/33 between Marcella and Marcela.

Around the world: about 1 in 530 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 4,600 girls in Poland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marcelas

Marcela Bovio — Mexican metal artist
Marcela Lagarde — Mexican academic, author, researcher, anthropologist, feminist activist and politician
Marcela Kloosterboer — Argentine actress
Marcela Iacub — Argentine writer, academic and jurist
Marcela Topor — Romanian journalist

In stories & tradition

Marcela — Don Quixote · The Comical History of Don Quixote
Marcela Valencia — Yo soy Betty, la fea

What Marcelas become

Among 754 notable people named Marcela:

Medical professionals appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marcela Hernando, Chilean physician.

Similar names: Marcella · Beatriz · Mariela · Graciela · Fabiola · Perla

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