Marceline
- #424 for girls in 2025, 733 births
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 733 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 6,738since 1891
Marceline over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Marceline has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #424 | 733 |
| 2024 | #506 | 607 |
| 2023 | #590 | 508 |
| 2022 | #677 | 431 |
| 2021 | #783 | 362 |
| 2020 | #968 | 263 |
| 2019 | #1,063 | 238 |
| 2018 | #1,279 | 179 |
| 2017 | #1,217 | 197 |
| 2016 | #1,523 | 148 |
| 2015 | #1,667 | 128 |
| 2014 | #1,526 | 143 |
| 2013 | #1,939 | 102 |
| 2012 | #3,364 | 48 |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 |
| 2009 | — | |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 |
| 2006 | — | |
| 2005 | — | |
| 2004 | — | |
| 2003 | — | |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 |
| 2001 | — | |
| 2000 | — | |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 |
| 1997 | — | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 |
| 1995 | — | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 |
| 1992 | — | |
| 1991 | — | |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 |
| 1989 | — | |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 |
| 1986 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 |
| 1960 | #2,989 | 17 |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 |
| 1955 | #2,725 | 17 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 |
| 1953 | #2,236 | 22 |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 |
| 1951 | #2,016 | 24 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 |
| 1949 | #2,069 | 22 |
| 1948 | #2,255 | 19 |
| 1947 | #1,897 | 26 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 |
| 1943 | #1,834 | 22 |
| 1942 | #2,214 | 16 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 |
| 1939 | #1,544 | 24 |
| 1938 | #1,288 | 32 |
| 1937 | #1,416 | 27 |
| 1936 | #1,445 | 26 |
| 1935 | #1,381 | 28 |
| 1934 | #993 | 48 |
| 1933 | #865 | 60 |
| 1932 | #768 | 77 |
| 1931 | #722 | 87 |
| 1930 | #615 | 126 |
| 1929 | #473 | 201 |
| 1928 | #435 | 241 |
| 1927 | #549 | 166 |
| 1926 | #735 | 97 |
| 1925 | #837 | 79 |
| 1924 | #914 | 69 |
| 1923 | #1,015 | 55 |
| 1922 | #1,124 | 46 |
| 1921 | #1,080 | 49 |
| 1920 | #1,087 | 47 |
| 1919 | #1,216 | 38 |
| 1918 | #1,411 | 30 |
| 1917 | #1,183 | 37 |
| 1916 | #1,100 | 41 |
| 1915 | #1,115 | 37 |
| 1914 | #1,003 | 35 |
| 1913 | #1,229 | 21 |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 |
| 1911 | #1,450 | 11 |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,101 | 12 |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,027 | 12 |
| 1902 | — | |
| 1901 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 12 |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | — | |
| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 |
| 1893 | — | |
| 1892 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1891
The first year at least five girls were named Marceline! It came in at #1,213, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1892–1893, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Marceline is popular in 2025
- 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
- New Mexico#182 · 1 in 584
- Oregon#207 · 1 in 768
- South Dakota#233 · 1 in 610
- Nevada#235 · 1 in 836
- Washington#263 · 1 in 1,069
Best ever in a state: #134 in New Mexico, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #182 | 8 | 1 in 584 |
| Oregon | #207 | 17 | 1 in 768 |
| South Dakota | #233 | 5 | 1 in 610 |
| Nevada | #235 | 11 | 1 in 836 |
| Washington | #263 | 27 | 1 in 1,069 |
| Missouri | #265 | 23 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Kansas | #286 | 11 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Arkansas | #301 | 10 | 1 in 1,059 |
| Colorado | #317 | 19 | 1 in 1,228 |
| California | #327 | 99 | 1 in 1,634 |
| Indiana | #333 | 21 | 1 in 1,329 |
| Wisconsin | #344 | 15 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Michigan | #374 | 23 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Tennessee | #375 | 21 | 1 in 1,527 |
| Ohio | #390 | 29 | 1 in 1,630 |
| Nebraska | #396 | 5 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Oklahoma | #398 | 10 | 1 in 1,478 |
| Idaho | #402 | 5 | 1 in 1,433 |
| North Carolina | #405 | 27 | 1 in 1,722 |
| Utah | #408 | 10 | 1 in 1,708 |
| Texas | #415 | 81 | 1 in 1,982 |
| Virginia | #433 | 18 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Kentucky | #443 | 9 | 1 in 1,917 |
| Massachusetts | #444 | 12 | 1 in 2,003 |
| Illinois | #455 | 23 | 1 in 1,927 |
| Minnesota | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Pennsylvania | #466 | 22 | 1 in 2,122 |
| Florida | #515 | 35 | 1 in 2,479 |
| Louisiana | #534 | 8 | 1 in 2,046 |
| Arizona | #546 | 12 | 1 in 2,352 |
| Georgia | #560 | 19 | 1 in 2,379 |
| South Carolina | #560 | 8 | 1 in 2,286 |
| Maryland | #651 | 7 | 1 in 2,855 |
| New York | #679 | 24 | 1 in 3,264 |
| Alabama | #716 | 6 | 1 in 3,053 |
| New Jersey | #846 | 8 | 1 in 4,438 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Marceline
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 544 spots since 2020 (#968 → #424)
- Biggest jump: 186 spots in 1927
- Biggest drop: 388 spots in 1935
Rise & fade · girls
134 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1891
- Peaked 2025 at #424 (733 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 17 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 17 yrs · run 1924–1934
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,193
- Highest: 1 in 2,193 girls born in 2025 were named Marceline (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 43.1% of all girls named Marceline (2,904) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 20 | #1,202 (1895) | #1,256 |
| 1900s | 67 | #1,027 (1903) | #1,215 |
| 1910s | 282 | #1,003 (1914) | #1,222 |
| 1920s | 1,050 | #435 (1928) | #825 |
| 1930s | 535 | #615 (1930) | #1,104 |
| 1940s | 185 | #1,591 (1940) | #2,209 |
| 1950s | 164 | #2,016 (1951) | #2,933 |
| 1960s | 116 | #2,989 (1960) | #4,011 |
| 1970s | 82 | #3,166 (1971) | #6,499 |
| 1980s | 70 | #5,678 (1985) | #7,327 |
| 1990s | 40 | #8,501 (1990) | #11,351 |
| 2000s | 21 | #11,108 (2002) | #13,774 |
| 2010s | 1,202 | #1,063 (2019) | #3,715 |
| 2020s | 2,904 | #424 (2025) | #658 |
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.
Want to check a specific year?
See where Marceline ranked and which names it was up against. Click a point on the chart, or pick a year: