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Marella

/mɚˈɛlə/ · 100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Marella has been given to about 474 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/mɚˈɛlə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 418
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marella per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 17
  • Born in 20259
  • All time474

How popular is Marella?

Its best year was 1970, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 3661st. The typical living American called Marella is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Marella

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marcella0.90
  2. Marcela0.86
  3. Mariella0.86
  4. Mariela0.83
  5. Marla0.80
  6. Carmella0.79
  7. Carmela0.76
  8. Pamela0.73

Middle names for Marella

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

Sibling names for Marella

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.79
  2. Aureliobrother · 0.77
  3. Georginasister · 0.75
  4. Davinasister · 0.74
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.73
  6. Rosalinasister · 0.71

Where Marella is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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