Recorded 1910–1953 Girls' name Peak 1920 538 births

Marcile — girls' name

538 babies named Marcile in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1221920s2281930s911940s751950s22
1920s
Peak decade

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

1920
Single peak year

31 babies were named Marcile in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcile

The Social Security Administration has registered 538 babies named Marcile between 1910 and 1953, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcile currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcile performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 228 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marcile shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marcile in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcile 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 538 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.

Marcile at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

538

Since 1910

44 years of records

Peak year

1920

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1910

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1953

Marcile popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1910

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1920)
31
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Marcile by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
228 births that decade — 42% of Marcile's all-time total
1910s1221920s2281930s911940s751950s22

Marcile by state

Where Marcile concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Marcile
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
54 10.0%
#2 Indiana
26 4.8%
#3 Texas
7 1.3%
#4 Kansas
5 0.9%
Ohio share of Marcile's total US births 10.0%
Even split

54 of 538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcile?
538 babies have been named Marcile since 1910. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1920 with 31 births.
When was Marcile most popular?
Marcile was most popular in the 1920s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Marcile most popular?
The top states for the name Marcile are Ohio (54 births), Indiana (26 births), Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Marcile been used?
Marcile has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 44 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Marcile?
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.

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, 1910–1953 (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.