Marcella is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Marcella means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Marcella across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Marcella has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Marcella is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “of Mars, warlike”. The feminine diminutive of the Roman name Marcus.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 65,836 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 355 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 37 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 678 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Marcella per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1922 (1,542/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1972 (43/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (23/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2019 (5/yr).
Marcella has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1922, when it ranked #270 nationally (given to 1,542 babies that year).
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