Girls' name · since 1916
Marcelene
Marcelene has 930 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 930
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
930 girls have been named Marcelene since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcelene has been recorded 930 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2024.
- #7,897 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 930 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcelene ranks #7,897 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 930 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #7,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 930
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Marcelene's 930 recorded births place it above 89.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Marcelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marcelene splits its recorded history at 1947: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marcelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2024
- Peak year (1928)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Marcelene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (260 births, 28% of the file).
1930s was Marcelene's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Marcelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 35
1910s
35 births
- 1920s
1920s
219 births
- 1930s
1930s
260 births
- 1940s
1940s
152 births
- 1950s
1950s
124 births
- 1960s 77
1960s
77 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 260 births (28% of all-time use).
How Marcelene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marcelene's total volume
Marcelene by state
Where Marcelene concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
5 of 930 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marcelene's data
- Marcelene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (260 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Marcelenes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marcelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marcelene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.