Given name & surname
Marsella
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marsella is a variant of Marcella. In Latin use, Marcella carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marsella is a variant of Marcella. In Latin use, Marcella carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1905. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marsella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 166
- 0 boys · 166 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 338 as a first name in 2020; 844 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marsella’s family of names
Marsella has a related form in Marcella.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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