Unisex name · since 1894
Marcelle
5,414 babies named Marcelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,562 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,414
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marcelle is the #6562 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 5,414 recorded since 1894.
Marcelle has 5,414 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6562 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #2,439 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,562 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,414 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcelle ranks #2,439 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,562 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,414 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,562 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,414
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marcelle's 5,414 recorded births place it above 96.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Marcelle compares
5,414 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marcelle's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marcelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,414 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 177 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marcelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marcelle's full recorded timeline at 1961, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 177 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marcelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 177
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Marcelle popularity over time - boys
507 total births recorded since 1919 (Marcelle as boys' name)
Marcelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,175 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Marcelle's strongest decade.
1,175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Marcelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 27
1890s
27 births
- 1900s 117
1900s
117 births
- 1910s
1910s
689 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,175 births
- 1930s
1930s
478 births
- 1940s 439
1940s
439 births
- 1950s
1950s
618 births
- 1960s
1960s
675 births
- 1970s 410
1970s
410 births
- 1980s 279
1980s
279 births
- 1990s 207
1990s
207 births
- 2000s 122
2000s
122 births
- 2010s 107
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,175 births (22% of all-time use).
How Marcelle 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 Marcelle's total volume
Marcelle by state
Where Marcelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 508 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 299 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 209 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 150 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 133 | 2.5% |
| #6 | New Hampshire | | 63 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 60 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 59 | 1.1% |
508 of 5,414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Marcelle appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marcelle's data
- Marcelle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,175 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marcelles (508 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marcelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1894–2025 (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 Marcelle 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.