Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Markella isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Markella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 310
- 0 boys · 310 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,712 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,712 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 348 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Markella’s family of names
In Russian usage, Markella is a transliteration of Маркелла. In Greek usage, Markella is a transliteration of Μαρκέλλα.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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