Maricel
About Maricel
Variant of Maricela, blending Maria and Celia, giving you a variety of meanings. On one hand, it could simply be interpreted as meaning "Maria of the Heavens", perhaps as a celebration of the Virgin Mary, however, you could also mix the various meanings of Maria with that of Celia, to give you "drop of the sea in heaven", "bitter heavens" or "beloved heaven".
This from is particularly popular in the Philippines, though it may also be used in the Catalan region of Spain, where it means "sea and sky".
Pronounced mah-ree-SEL.
As of October 2026, Maricel ranked #18550 in US births in 2011 SSA, peaked at #4102 in 1984.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
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| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Maricel on lists
Famous Maricels
- Maria Cecilia "Maricel" Dador Soriano
Filipina actress
- Maria Cecilia "Maricel" Laxa
Pangilinan, Filipina actress
- Maricel Presilla
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