Marcelline
Marcelline is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Marcelline
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marcelline is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Marcelline
Marcelline first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1900, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1928: 54 births, good for #1,015 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Marcellines. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Marcellines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Marcelline
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Marcelline. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Céline
- Marceline
Names that sound like Marcelline
Phonetically similar names — useful when Marcelline is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Marceline
- Marcelino
- Marcelina
- Marcellino
- Marcellina
- Marcellinus
- Marcelli
- Marilena
- Marciano
- Marcelo
- Marcela
- Maryellen
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Marcelline
Marcelline is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Marcelline's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #1,015. Use the chart and map above to compare Marcelline's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.