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Marcelia

/mɑˈɹtʃɛliə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2020

Marcelia has been given to about 136 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/mɑˈɹtʃɛliə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 104
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marcelia per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1970 · 8
  • Born in 20250
  • All time136

How popular is Marcelia?

Its best year was 1970, when 8 babies were given the name, ranking 6129th. The typical living American called Marcelia is about 53 years old today.

Names that sound like Marcelia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marcella0.81
  2. Marcela0.81
  3. Marcia0.78
  4. Amelia0.72
  5. Angelia0.72
  6. Adelia0.72
  7. Maria0.68
  8. Cecelia0.68

Middle names for Marcelia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marcelia Rose0.85
  2. Marcelia Louise0.85
  3. Marcelia June0.84
  4. Marcelia Pearl0.84
  5. Marcelia Quinn0.84
  6. Marcelia Nell0.84

Sibling names for Marcelia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.60
  2. Santosbrother · 0.57
  3. Thaddeusbrother · 0.57
  4. Aureliobrother · 0.56
  5. Laurelsister · 0.54
  6. Theodorasister · 0.51

Where Marcelia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marcelia White0.80
    2. Marcelia Reyes0.80
    3. Marcelia Nguyen0.80
    4. Marcelia Lee0.80
    5. Marcelia Hill0.80
    6. Marcelia Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marcelia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.