Marcalene — girls' name
10 babies named Marcalene in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
10 girls have been named Marcalene since 1931, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1938.
- 10
- total births
- 1931–1938
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Marcalene was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Marcalene in 1931 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Marcalene
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Marcalene between 1931 and 1938, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcalene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcalene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Marcalene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Marcalene at a glance
Last recorded 1938Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Marcalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1931
- Peak year (1931)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1938.
10 total births across 8 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1931 with 5 births in a single year.
Marcalene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Marcalene's all-time total
Marcalene decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Marcalene's strongest decade
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1931–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.