Marcelina
Marcelina is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 62 births. Its best rank was 946th, in 1934.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 620.00% of girls
- Peak year
- 202462 births
- Best rank
- #946in 1934
- Since 1892
- 3,360people given the name
The story in the numbers
3,360 girls have been named Marcelina in the United States since 1892, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 62 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1978, and the 1990s alone account for 11%. It has spent 1 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Marcelina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 20 | |
| 1900s | 44 | |
| 1910s | 146 | |
| 1920s | 332 | |
| 1930s | 320 | |
| 1940s | 212 | |
| 1950s | 168 | |
| 1960s | 193 | |
| 1970s | 294 | |
| 1980s | 337 | |
| 1990s | 379 | |
| 2000s | 353 | |
| 2010s | 326 | |
| 2020s | 236 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Marcelina was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Marcelina
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Candelariapeak 1929
- Celestinapeak 1998
- Agustinapeak 2004
- Neomipeak 2008
- Josefinapeak 1930
- Nadapeak 2000
- Amadapeak 2019
- Juanapeak 1994
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.