How Many People Are Named Marcelina?
An estimated 2,285 people in the United States have the first name Marcelina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Marcelina peaked in popularity in 2024 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marcelina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marcelina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,285
About 1 in 150,002 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2024
62 births
Total Registered
3,360
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marcelina
Marcelina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,360 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marcelina as a female name
Ranked #2,757 in 2024
62 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (62 births)
Marcelina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marcelina span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 379 babies were registered. While Marcelina is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Marcelina by Decade
How has Marcelina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marcelina by State
Birth registrations for Marcelina span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Michigan, Hawaii, Arizona. On average, about 196 Marcelinas were registered per state.
Marcelina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marcelina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marcelina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcelina?
We estimate approximately 2,285 people named Marcelina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 150,002 Americans share this first name.
Is Marcelina a common name?
Marcelina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,360 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marcelina most popular?
Marcelina reached peak popularity in 2024, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marcelina is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marcelina a female name?
Marcelina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marcelina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marcelina Smith, Marcelina Johnson, Marcelina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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