Given name
Marcelline
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marcelline is a variant of Marcella. In Latin use, Marcella carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Original FrenchMarceline
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marcelline is a variant of Marcella. In Latin use, Marcella carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marcelline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,073
- 0 boys · 1,073 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −65%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 54 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 599 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.
Marcelline’s family of names
Marcelline has a related form in Marcella. In French usage, Marcelline has a related form in Marceline. In French usage, Marcelline has a related form in Marceline.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
People named Marcelline
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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