Recorded 1916–1983 Girls' name Peak 1929 995 births

Marcine — girls' name

995 babies named Marcine in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s341920s2031930s1961940s1691950s2041960s1481970s361980s5
1950s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Marcine was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

28 babies were named Marcine in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcine

The Social Security Administration has registered 995 babies named Marcine between 1916 and 1983, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcine performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 204 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marcine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Marcine in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcine 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 995 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.

Marcine at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

995

Since 1916

68 years of records

Peak year

1929

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1916

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 1983

Marcine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1916

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1929)
28
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
0102030 198319661958195019421934192619181916 7

Marcine by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
204 births that decade — 21% of Marcine's all-time total
1910s341920s2031930s1961940s1691950s2041960s1481970s361980s5

Marcine by state

Where Marcine concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marcine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
16 1.6%
#2 California
5 0.5%
Ohio share of Marcine's total US births 1.6%
Even split

16 of 995 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcine?
995 babies have been named Marcine since 1916. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1929 with 28 births.
When was Marcine most popular?
Marcine was most popular in the 1950s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Marcine most popular?
The top states for the name Marcine are Ohio (16 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Marcine been used?
Marcine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 68 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Marcine?
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, 1916–1983 (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.