Feminine dossier · first seen 1908

Marcela

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Marcela
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1999

Peak rank proxy

210

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1908Peak 19992024

Peak year

1999

Decline from peak

29.5%

2024

148

All-time

8,817

Marcela has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1999, when 210 girls were named Marcela.

In 2024, only 148 girls were given the name.

Down 29.5% from its peak.

All told, about 8,817 Americans have been named Marcela and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1908.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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