Maricela
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning of the sea; a form of Marcella.
Babies a year
60
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Maricela by the numbers
Maricela was given to 60 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 437 babies in 1977, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maricela. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marielaof the sea; diminutive of Maria120 in the US (2017)
- Marceladedicated to Mars; feminine form of Marcellus108 in the US (2017)
- Mariselaof the sea; star of the sea combined form34 in the US (2017)
- Maricellaof the sea; related to mary or maria15 in the US (2017)
- Marcellaof Mars; warlike or martial228 in the US (2017)
- Mariellaof the sea; a form of Maria30 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Maricela, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Maricela
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