Denise vs Marcella
Denise and Marcellacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Denise was ranked #876 and Marcella #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Denise was ranked #4843 and Marcella #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Denise and Marcella over time
Denise and Marcella appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Denise held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marcella in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Denise and Marcella were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 37 years, from 1964 to 2014, ending at #876 and #876.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1964–2014
Denise held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Marcella in 0.
Highest recorded here: Denise #31 in 1981, Marcella #138 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Denise #876, Marcella #876.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Denise held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Marcella in 13.
Highest recorded here: Denise #664 in 1998, Marcella #1259 in 2021.
The order changed in 2013: Marcella moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #1720 and #4171; by 2013 that had become #4739 and #1956.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Denise #4843, Marcella #2000.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Denise | Marcella |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Denise and Marcella both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Denise
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1969
Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1969).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Marcella
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls