Marcelina
Marcelina was the 2882nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 946th; the most babies were born in 2024 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,482 places. More babies were named Marcelina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,882 girls, up 1,828 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202462 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,419babies recorded
Marcelina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,882 | 59 |
| 2020 | #4,710 | 28 |
| 2010 | #4,266 | 35 |
| 2000 | #3,378 | 40 |
| 1990 | #2,877 | 40 |
| 1980 | #2,572 | 37 |
| 1970 | #3,076 | 22 |
| 1960 | #2,551 | 23 |
| 1950 | #2,988 | 13 |
| 1940 | #1,722 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,206 | 39 |
| 1920 | #1,645 | 26 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marcelina, counting every spelling?
Marcelina is the most common spelling of a name family that had 66 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelina | 59 | #2,882 | 267 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marcelina?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marcelina (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marcelina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marcelina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marcelina?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Marcelina are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 16 and 52. That makes Marcelina mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Marcelina by state
How common Marcelina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.5×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marcelina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marcelina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marcelina
How popular is the name Marcelina?
Marcelina was the 2882nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 946th; the most babies were born in 2024 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,482 places. More babies were named Marcelina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Marcelina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marcelina in the US.
Where is Marcelina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marcelina was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Illinois.