Given name

Marclene

Marclene is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Marclene isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1931. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Marclene through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
1931
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
024619401960198020002025Highest share 19310.0
Marclene in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1931–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1931. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Similar names

If you love Marclene, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

German

Marlene

Marlene is a feminine given name from German. It is used in English, Spanish, German, Swedish, and 1 other language.

46UncommonSteady

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Matilde

“one who is mighty in battle”

25RareRising

>99% girls

Nature

Ailene

“light-bearer” · “from the green meadow”

21RareSteady

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Marlyn

“resembling a little hawk”

23RareEasing

4% boys · 96% girls

Old-fashioned

Margie

Margie is a feminine given name. It is used in English and Cebuano.

21RareRising

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Maxie

“the greatest”

24RareRising

22% boys · 78% girls

Old-fashioned

Maryrose

Maryrose is a feminine given name.

18Very rareEasing

>99% girls

 

Marvella

“an extraordinary woman” · “an extraordinary man”

15Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Marclene’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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