Girls' name · since 1915

Marcena

227 babies named Marcena in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,533 of 72,339
all-time among girls
227
born since 1915
1950s
peak decade

227 girls have been named Marcena since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Marcena has 227 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1979.

  • #18,533 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 227 born since 1915
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcena ranks #18,533 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 227 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.

#18,533 of 72,339
all-time among girls
227
born since 1915
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marcena's 227 recorded births place it above 74.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Marcena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Marcena splits its recorded history at 1944: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Marcena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1979

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1959)
10
Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
4681012 19151924193219421948195719671979 5

Marcena by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (45 births, 20% of the file).

1950s was Marcena's strongest decade.

45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Marcena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 45 births (20% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcena? ▼
227 babies have been named Marcena since 1915. All-time, it sits at #18,533 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1959 with 10 births.
Where does Marcena sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcena ranks #18,533 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marcena most popular? ▼
Marcena was most popular in the 1950s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Marcena been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Marcena since 1915 -- 65 years through the most recent 1979 data.
What names are similar to Marcena? ▼
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.

What to do with Marcena's data

  • Marcena's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 1970s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Marcena

Nearby Names Like Marcena

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marcena

Mary Girl
#125 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#112 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#87 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#712 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#617 540,077 births

Compare Marcena side by side: Marcena vs Mary Marcena vs Margaret Marcena vs Maria

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Geralene
227 births · Peak 1946
Laretha
227 births · Peak 1971
Jowanna
227 births · Peak 1959
Desira
227 births · Peak 1992
Terrianne
227 births · Peak 1960
Joletta
227 births · Peak 1958
Geneen
227 births · Peak 1966
Bambie
227 births · Peak 1979

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marcena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1979 (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 Marcena 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.