Girls' name · since 1920
Marcellene
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Marcellene, peaking in 1929. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
112 girls have been named Marcellene since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcellene has been recorded 112 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1961.
- #25,890 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcellene ranks #25,890 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marcellene's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marcellene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marcellene's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marcellene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1961
- Peak year (1929)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Marcellene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (46 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Marcellene's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Marcellene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
43 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marcellene's data
- Marcellene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marcellene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1920–1961 (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 Marcellene 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.