Given name
Marcelina
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marcelina is a variant of Marcella. In Latin use, Marcella carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marcelina is a variant of Marcella. In Latin use, Marcella carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Polish use, Marcelina is a variant of Celina. An origin associated with Celina is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Marcelina is a feminine form of Marcelino. In Spanish usage, Marcelina developed from Marcellina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marcelina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,419
- 0 boys · 3,419 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 62 babies
- 2025
- 59
- #2,882 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 59 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,882 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 50.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,201 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marcelina’s family of names
In Polish usage, Marcelina has a short form in Celina. In Spanish usage, Marcelina is a feminine form of Marcelino. Marcelina has a related form in Marcella.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marcelina has relatives in 7 languages.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marcelina
- Marcelina BautistaMexican activist and union leaderborn 1966
- Marcelina KialaAngolan handball playerborn 1979
- Marcelina ZawadzkaMiss Polonia 2011, contestant in Miss Universe 2012born 1989
- Marcelina DarowskaBeatified Roman Catholic nun (1827-1911)
- Marcelina ZawiszaPolish activist and politicianborn 1989
- Marcelina CzartoryskaPolish musician and aristocrat (1817-1894)
- Marcelina WitekPolish javelin throwerborn 1995
- Marcelina KulikowskaPolish poet1872–1910
- Marcelina AlmeidaArgentine-born Uruguayan writer1830–1880
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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