How Many People Are Named Marcelyn?
An estimated 283 people in the United States have the first name Marcelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Marcelyn peaked in popularity in 1928 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marcelyn 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 Marcelyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Marcelyn is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
283
About 1 in 1,211,146 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1928
33 births
Total Registered
709
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marcelyn
Marcelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 709 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marcelyn as a female name
Ranked #16,805 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1928 (33 births)
Marcelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marcelyn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 169 babies were registered. Marcelyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marcelyn by Decade
How has Marcelyn 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.
Marcelyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marcelyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marcelyn
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marcelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcelyn?
We estimate approximately 283 people named Marcelyn 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 1,211,146 Americans share this first name.
Is Marcelyn a common name?
Marcelyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 709 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marcelyn most popular?
Marcelyn reached peak popularity in 1928, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marcelyn is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marcelyn a female name?
Marcelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marcelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marcelyn Smith, Marcelyn Johnson, Marcelyn 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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