How Many People Are Named Marcene?
An estimated 529 people in the United States have the first name Marcene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Marcene peaked in popularity in 1946 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marcene 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 Marcene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Marcene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
529
About 1 in 647,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1946
43 births
Total Registered
1,282
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marcene
Marcene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,282 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marcene as a female name
Ranked #11,220 in 1979
5 female births in 1979
Peak: 1946 (43 births)
Marcene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marcene span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 285 babies were registered. Marcene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marcene by Decade
How has Marcene 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.
Marcene by State
Birth registrations for Marcene span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Ohio. On average, about 16 Marcenes were registered per state.
Marcene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marcene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marcene
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marcene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcene?
We estimate approximately 529 people named Marcene 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 647,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Marcene a common name?
Marcene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,282 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marcene most popular?
Marcene reached peak popularity in 1946, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marcene is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marcene a female name?
Marcene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marcene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marcene Smith, Marcene Johnson, Marcene 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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