Marcelle
#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 91.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1920 · 177 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,414since 1894
Marcelle over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,546 | 17 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | — | |
| 2023 | #9,616 | 10 | — | |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | — | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #9,670 | 7 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #8,840 | 8 |
| 2016 | #6,901 | 17 | — | |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | #8,781 | 8 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | — | |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #8,767 | 8 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | — | |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #8,985 | 8 |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #6,820 | 17 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #8,259 | 13 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #6,392 | 17 | #6,522 | 10 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | — | |
| 2000 | #7,580 | 13 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #4,636 | 23 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #5,531 | 17 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 | #5,124 | 11 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | #5,868 | 9 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #5,002 | 11 |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #4,380 | 22 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #3,893 | 25 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #3,624 | 24 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #3,360 | 26 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #3,621 | 23 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | #3,726 | 21 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #3,151 | 26 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #3,017 | 29 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #2,447 | 39 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #2,308 | 42 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #2,304 | 41 | #3,357 | 12 |
| 1978 | #2,801 | 29 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #3,366 | 22 | #3,606 | 10 |
| 1976 | #3,540 | 19 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #2,232 | 37 | #2,751 | 14 |
| 1974 | #2,066 | 40 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1973 | #2,094 | 38 | #2,405 | 16 |
| 1972 | #1,627 | 55 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #1,415 | 74 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | #1,681 | 55 | #2,293 | 16 |
| 1969 | #1,561 | 58 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #1,406 | 64 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,281 | 71 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #1,351 | 65 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,292 | 70 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #1,405 | 64 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,201 | 83 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,376 | 65 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #1,288 | 74 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #1,405 | 61 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #1,299 | 68 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,364 | 60 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,289 | 67 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,287 | 65 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,275 | 62 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,197 | 70 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,288 | 57 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,297 | 54 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,239 | 56 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,200 | 59 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,210 | 56 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,124 | 63 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,270 | 51 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,439 | 37 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,356 | 35 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,205 | 43 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,212 | 44 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,249 | 41 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,243 | 37 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,313 | 32 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,132 | 41 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,343 | 30 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,160 | 38 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,039 | 45 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,119 | 39 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,019 | 46 | — | |
| 1933 | #957 | 51 | — | |
| 1932 | #979 | 52 | — | |
| 1931 | #887 | 60 | — | |
| 1930 | #810 | 76 | — | |
| 1929 | #861 | 68 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #742 | 91 | — | |
| 1927 | #723 | 99 | — | |
| 1926 | #708 | 105 | — | |
| 1925 | #773 | 91 | — | |
| 1924 | #643 | 135 | — | |
| 1923 | #616 | 142 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #659 | 121 | — | |
| 1921 | #599 | 146 | — | |
| 1920 | #532 | 177 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #566 | 148 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #592 | 144 | — | |
| 1917 | #740 | 90 | — | |
| 1916 | #810 | 70 | — | |
| 1915 | #839 | 60 | — | |
| 1914 | #888 | 43 | — | |
| 1913 | #758 | 48 | — | |
| 1912 | #786 | 40 | — | |
| 1911 | #898 | 23 | — | |
| 1910 | #896 | 23 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | — | |
| 1908 | #912 | 19 | — | |
| 1907 | #898 | 18 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,043 | 13 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,057 | 13 | — | |
| 1904 | #880 | 17 | — | |
| 1903 | #931 | 14 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
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| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1894
The first year at least five girls were named Marcelle! It came in at #1,485, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1897, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Marcelle is popular in 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#282 · 1 in 4,275
- Arkansas#428 · 1 in 3,516
- New York#626 · 1 in 15,105
Best ever in a state: #95 in New Hampshire, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #282 | 7 | 1 in 4,275 |
| Arkansas | #428 | 5 | 1 in 3,516 |
| New York | #626 | 6 | 1 in 15,105 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 3,725 spots since 2024 (#10,271 → #6,546)
- 1,423 spots since 2020 (#7,969 → #6,546)
- 5,289 spots since 2015 (#11,835 → #6,546)
- Biggest jump: 507 spots in 1903 (#1,438 → #931)
- Biggest drop: 457 spots in 1909 (#912 → #1,369)
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1894
- Peaked 1920 at #532 (177 births)
- Births halved by 1929, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1910–1933
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,770
- Highest: 1 in 6,770 girls born in 1920 were named Marcelle (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 94,545 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 21.7% of all girls named Marcelle (1,175) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2019
- Mostly boys until 2018, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 27 | #1,171 (1898) | #1,340 |
| 1900s | 117 | #880 (1904) | #1,110 |
| 1910s | 689 | #566 (1919) | #777 |
| 1920s | 1,175 | #532 (1920) | #686 |
| 1930s | 478 | #810 (1930) | #1,045 |
| 1940s | 439 | #1,124 (1948) | #1,262 |
| 1950s | 618 | #1,197 (1954) | #1,274 |
| 1960s | 675 | #1,201 (1963) | #1,357 |
| 1970s | 410 | #1,415 (1971) | #2,313 |
| 1980s | 279 | #2,308 (1980) | #3,295 |
| 1990s | 207 | #3,670 (1995) | #5,023 |
| 2000s | 122 | #6,392 (2002) | #9,128 |
| 2010s | 107 | #6,901 (2016) | #10,242 |
| 2020s | 71 | #6,546 (2025) | #9,142 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marcelle in 1931
girls
#887
60 births · 1 in 17,745 girls
Top girls' names in 1931
More about 1931
girls
1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 17,745 of them was named Marcelle, which outranked 82.2% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).