Given name
Marcena
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marcena is a variant of Marcia. In Latin use, Marcia carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marcena is a variant of Marcia. In Latin use, Marcia 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 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marcena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 227
- 0 boys · 227 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 248 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.
Marcena’s family of names
Marcena has a related form in Marcia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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