girl's name
Marcelia
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 8
- Births on record 136
Marcelia is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1970, when 8 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Marcelia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 24 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 19 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 18 |
| 1980s | 21 |
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2020) | 5 |
How popular is Marcelia?
In 2020, Marcelia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Marcelia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Marcelia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marcelia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marcelia
How popular is the name Marcelia?
In 2020, Marcelia was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Marcelia a girl's or a boy's name?
Marcelia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Marcelia?
Marcelia has 4 syllables.
When was Marcelia most popular?
Marcelia peaked in 1970, when 8 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.