Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1977

Maricela

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,712 Trend ↑ Rising 13%
Rank 2025
#2,712
among girls · ↑358 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
64
named Maricela · +21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,114
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1977
437 babies
All-time total
13,133
#1,414 all-time among girls
First recorded
1944
in Social Security records

Maricela popularity over time

13,133 babies have been named Maricela since 1944, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 101 – 101 10 – #1,584
1950s 452 – 452 45 +348% #1,377
1960s 1,252 – 1,252 125 +177% #750
1970s 3,083 12 3,095 310 +147% #453
1980s 2,908 39 2,947 295 -5% #566
1990s 2,680 5 2,685 269 -9% #581
2000s 1,543 – 1,543 154 -43% #1,144
2010s 737 – 737 74 -52% #2,057
2020s (to 2025) 321 – 321 54 -27% #2,712

Where Maricela is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 65 0.04 outside top 500
2027 66 0.04 outside top 500
2028 67 0.04 outside top 500
2029 67 0.04 outside top 500
2030 68 0.04 outside top 500

Where Maricela is most popular

Girls named Maricela per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.034 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Arizona, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maricela born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 73 0.091 +170%
Arizona 10 0.071 +112%
California 53 0.063 +87%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maricela

Maricela is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,712 in 2025 with 64 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1944, 13,133 American babies have been named Maricela. Its peak came in 1977, when 437 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maricela stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maricela?

The median living Maricela is about 39 years old; half are between 28 and 49. An estimated 13 thousand people named Maricela are alive in the United States today.

median 39 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maricela year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 64 #2,712 – –
2024 53 #3,070 – –
2023 61 #2,808 – –
2022 48 #3,349 – –
2021 47 #3,373 – –
2020 48 #3,258 – –
2019 48 #3,316 – –
2018 66 #2,637 – –
2017 60 #2,827 – –
2016 75 #2,456 – –
2015 57 #3,017 – –
2014 75 #2,439 – –
2013 77 #2,375 – –
2012 94 #2,057 – –
2011 90 #2,136 – –
2010 95 #2,085 – –
2009 132 #1,691 – –
2008 125 #1,768 – –
2007 157 #1,484 – –
2006 173 #1,348 – –
2005 142 #1,486 – –
2004 160 #1,336 – –
2003 146 #1,380 – –
2002 160 #1,246 – –
2001 170 #1,204 – –
2000 178 #1,144 – –
1995 218 #876 – –
1990 399 #581 5 #9,000
1985 323 #595 – –
1980 328 #566 6 #5,970
1975 291 #569 – –
1970 166 #830 – –
1965 137 #856 – –
1960 90 #1,151 – –
1955 53 #1,377 – –
1950 28 #1,822 – –
1945 12 #2,689 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maricela, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maricela?

The median living Maricela is about 39 years old. Half of all living Maricelas are between 28 and 49 years old.

How many people named Maricela are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Maricela are alive in the United States, based on 13,133 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maricela in 2025?

Maricela ranked #2,712 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 64 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maricela?

13,133 babies have been named Maricela in the United States since 1944, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maricela most popular?

Maricela peaked in 1977, when 437 newborns received the name.

Is Maricela a boy or girl name?

Maricela is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maricela rising or falling?

Maricela has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Maricela become more popular?

Maricela looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 68 girls named Maricela in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Maricela

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