Marcella

“From Marcus, ultimately the Roman god Mars” — Latin, from Mars via Marcus/Marcellus origin

Girl's name · #948 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Marcella holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#948 in 2025). About 66,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Marcee is a short form of Marcella. Together with its spelling variant Marcela (#1554), Marcella 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 9,200 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marcellas

Marcella Bella — Italian singer (1952-)
Marcella Liburd — Kittitian politician
Marcella Althaus-Reid — Argentine theologian (1952-2009)
Marcella Detroit — American soprano vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter
Marcella Sembrich — Polish coloratura soprano singer (1858–1935)

In stories & tradition

Marcella Varese — Lindenstraße

What Marcellas become

Among 249 notable people named Marcella:

Entertainers appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marcella Bella, Italian singer (1952-).

Similar names: Marcela · Nadine · Marjorie · Carmela · Bernadette · Manuela

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