How popular is the name Maricela?

Maricela ranks 805th among girls' names in US records, with 25,564 births since 1944. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,144.

Is Maricela a unisex name?

No. Maricela is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1977, when 753 children were given the name. It has been in use for 81 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Marisela. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#805 of girl names

Pronounced M AA1 R IY0 S EH1 L AH0 (ARPABET)

Maricela is a girls' name, and first appears in 1944. It has been given to 25,564 children — the 805th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 51% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1977, when 753 children were given it.

Marisela is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1977Girls: 753Boys: 0

These spellings sound identical to Maricela and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Maricela?: Maricela ranks 805th among girls' names in US records, with 25,564 births since 1944. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,144.
Is Maricela a unisex name?: No. Maricela is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Maricela most popular?: 1977, when 753 children were given the name. It has been in use for 81 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Maricela spelled?: Marisela. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.