Marchella

UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Variant of Marcella

Marchella has been given to 164 babies in the U.S. since 1956. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1969, with 11 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 91% girls, 9% boys all-time.

Babies named Marchella, 2012

1 in 732,000

Marchella over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Marchella over time

In 2012, Marchella went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19562012

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Marchella: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Marcella

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Marchella means

Marchella is a variant of Marcella.

Origin, language, and formation

Marchella is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Marcella.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 150 girls were recorded with the name Marchella between 1956 and 2012. Its highest annual count was 11 in 1969; its best national rank was #4,613 in 1969.

In the United States, 14 boys were recorded with the name Marchella between 1981 and 1982. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1981; its best national rank was #5,272 in 1981.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Marchella?

Marchella had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2012, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2012: 1 in 732,000; 5 of 3,657,590 births
Among girls only: 1 in 352,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2012: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 507,051 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Marchella sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2012 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 507,051 children born in 2012 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Marchella. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Marchellas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Marchella was born before 1970 — so the typical Marchella is around 55 today.

Median birth year: 1970; About 55 years old
Biggest decade: 1960s; 34.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 22.0%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 150; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1960s — 34.0% of all recorded uses (51).

Is Marchella rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1969 (11)
Years since peak: 56; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 16.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,613; 1969

Spellings of Marchella

Marchella is not the most common spelling — Marcella is, with 63.6% against Marchella's 0.15%.

Marcella63.6%65,614
Marcela8.7%8,955
Marcelle5.2%5,414
Mariella5.1%5,213
Machelle3.1%3,178
Marbella2.4%2,467
Maricella1.7%1,724
Marchelle1.6%1,643

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Marchella around the world

Where Marchella ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
2016–2016
#7,223
in 2016

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Marchella by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,613; 1969
Peak year: 1969; 11 that year
First recorded: 1956
Last recorded: 2012
All-time count: 150
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,272; 1981
Peak year: 1981; 7 that year
First recorded: 1981
Last recorded: 1982
All-time count: 14
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Marchella

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Sibling names for Marchella

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Shannan Charla Richelle Nichelle Aretha Brigette Nicolle Janeen

For a brother

Jacques Judd Douglass Alfonzo Kraig Kelley Edwardo Shon

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