Girls' name · since 1915
Marcene
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,282 babies named Marcene, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,282
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marcene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,282 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Marcene recorded 1,282 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1979.
- #6,348 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,282 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcene ranks #6,348 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,282 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,282
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marcene's 1,282 recorded births place it above 91.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Iowa.
Marcene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marcene splits its recorded history at 1947: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1946 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marcene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1979
- Peak year (1946)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Marcene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (285 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Marcene's strongest decade.
285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Marcene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
250 births
- 1930s
1930s
253 births
- 1940s
1940s
285 births
- 1950s
1950s
273 births
- 1960s
1960s
142 births
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 285 births (22% of all-time use).
How Marcene 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 Marcene's total volume
Marcene by state
Where Marcene concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 43 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 27 | 2.1% |
| #3 | South Dakota | | 19 | 1.5% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
43 of 1,282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Marcene's data
- Marcene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (285 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Marcenes (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
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 Marcene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~64 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, 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 Marcene 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.