US rank #15391 Girls' name Peak 1976 292 births

Marcellina — #15391 US girls' name

292 babies named Marcellina in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s111930s111940s81950s61960s221970s1241980s511990s212000s52010s112020s16
#15391
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Marcellina was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

20 babies were named Marcellina in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcellina

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Marcellina between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcellina currently holds the #15391 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcellina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Marcellina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marcellina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcellina 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 292 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.

Marcellina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

292

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1976

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#15,391

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marcellina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1976)
20
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
0510152025 202420021989198119761971195019231915 6

Marcellina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
124 births that decade — 42% of Marcellina's all-time total
1910s61920s111930s111940s81950s61960s221970s1241980s511990s212000s52010s112020s16

Marcellina by state

Where Marcellina concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marcellina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
California share of Marcellina's total US births 1.7%

5 of 292 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcellina?
292 babies have been named Marcellina since 1915. It currently ranks #15391 among girls. The peak year was 1976 with 20 births.
When was Marcellina most popular?
Marcellina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Marcellina most popular?
The top states for the name Marcellina are California (5 births).
How long has the name Marcellina been used?
Marcellina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marcellina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.