Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Marceline

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #424 Trend ↑ Rising 180%
Rank 2025
#424
among girls · ↑82 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
733
named Marceline · +21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,193
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
733 babies
All-time total
6,738
#2,118 all-time among girls
First recorded
1891
in Social Security records

Marceline popularity over time

6,738 babies have been named Marceline since 1891, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 20 2 – #1,260
1900s 67 7 +235% #1,061
1910s 282 28 +321% #1,016
1920s 1,050 105 +272% #437
1930s 535 54 -49% #615
1940s 185 19 -65% #1,618
1950s 164 16 -11% #2,044
1960s 116 12 -29% #3,054
1970s 82 8 -29% #3,223
1980s 70 7 -15% #5,901
1990s 40 4 -43% #8,942
2000s 21 2 -47% #11,786
2010s 1,202 120 +5624% #1,064
2020s (to 2025) 2,904 484 +303% #424

Where Marceline is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 873 0.54 #348
2027 1,013 0.63 #301
2028 1,150 0.72 #272
2029 1,280 0.80 #244
2030 1,403 0.87 #219

Where Marceline is most popular

Girls named Marceline per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.326 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, New Mexico, and Kansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Marceline born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Oregon 58 0.891 +174%
New Mexico 19 0.781 +140%
Kansas 43 0.745 +129%
Washington 98 0.678 +108%
Nevada 30 0.646 +98%
Arizona 88 0.627 +93%
Indiana 83 0.591 +82%
Alaska 5 0.581 +78%
Missouri 68 0.564 +73%
Oklahoma 40 0.544 +67%
Utah 44 0.529 +62%
Colorado 59 0.529 +62%
Nebraska 17 0.473 +45%
Arkansas 24 0.454 +40%
Wisconsin 46 0.447 +37%
Ohio 105 0.443 +36%
Texas 331 0.412 +26%
Tennessee 63 0.398 +22%
Michigan 72 0.395 +21%
California 330 0.393 +21%
Kentucky 31 0.362 +11%
Virginia 61 0.358 +10%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +8%
North Carolina 79 0.347 +7%
Minnesota 35 0.324 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 75 0.317 ≈ national
Massachusetts 38 0.314 ≈ national
Maryland 33 0.311 ≈ national
Illinois 70 0.306 -6%
Idaho 10 0.299 -8%
Florida 126 0.294 -10%
Georgia 64 0.282 -13%
West Virginia 7 0.267 -18%
Alabama 22 0.234 -28%
Louisiana 20 0.228 -30%
Iowa 13 0.222 -32%
South Carolina 19 0.211 -35%
New York 75 0.189 -42%
New Jersey 29 0.161 -51%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -67%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -74%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Marceline

Marceline is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #424 in 2025 with 733 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1891, 6,738 American babies have been named Marceline. Its peak came in 2025, when 733 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marceline stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marceline?

The median living Marceline is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 9. An estimated 4,800 people named Marceline are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marceline year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 733 #424
2024 607 #506
2023 508 #590
2022 431 #677
2021 362 #786
2020 263 #970
2019 238 #1,064
2018 179 #1,283
2017 197 #1,223
2016 148 #1,532
2015 128 #1,672
2014 143 #1,532
2013 102 #1,947
2012 48 #3,407
2011 13 #8,975
2010 6 #16,244
2009 – –
2008 8 #13,358
2007 5 #19,439
2006 – –
2005 – –
2004 – –
2003 – –
2002 8 #11,786
2001 – –
2000 – –
1995 – –
1990 9 #8,942
1985 12 #5,901
1980 9 #7,146
1975 8 #6,877
1970 9 #5,648
1965 13 #3,662
1960 17 #3,054
1955 17 #2,796
1950 18 #2,397
1945 8 #3,566
1940 24 #1,618
1935 28 #1,406
1930 126 #615
1925 79 #839
1920 47 #1,096
1915 37 #1,132
1910 12 #1,397
1905 7 #1,637
1900 12 #1,146
1895 8 #1,260
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Marceline

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Marceline Day Marceline Day American actress (1908–2000) Contemporary
  2. 2 Marceline Desbordes-Valmore French poet and novelist (1786–1859) 18th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marceline, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marceline?

The median living Marceline is about 4 years old. Half of all living Marcelines are between 1 and 9 years old.

How many people named Marceline are alive today?

An estimated 4,800 people named Marceline are alive in the United States, based on 6,738 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Marceline in 2025?

Marceline ranked #424 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 733 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marceline?

6,738 babies have been named Marceline in the United States since 1891, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marceline most popular?

Marceline peaked in 2025, when 733 newborns received the name.

Is Marceline a boy or girl name?

Marceline is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Marceline rising or falling?

Marceline is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Marceline become more popular?

Marceline is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,403 girls named Marceline in 2030, which would rank around #219. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marceline?

Well-known people named Marceline include Marceline Day (actor), Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (writer).

Names like Marceline

Names that sound and feel close to Marceline: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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