Marcelle
French feminine of Marcel, from the Roman name Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, which was connected with the god Mars.
Marcelle in 2025
Marcelle was given to 22 babies in the United States in 2025 — 5 boys and 17 girls, making it the 9,827th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 150,697 babies born.
The history of Marcelle
Marcelle reached its highest point in 1920, when 183 babies were given the name, ranking 964th that year.
Across the 132 years of records since 1894, 5,921 babies have been named Marcelle. Half of them were born before 1950, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Marcelle by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marcelle | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 27 | 1,908 |
| 1900s | 117 | 1,417 |
| 1910s | 694 | 1,026 |
| 1920s | 1,192 | 964 |
| 1930s | 478 | 1,485 |
| 1940s | 439 | 1,937 |
| 1950s | 618 | 2,016 |
| 1960s | 715 | 1,985 |
| 1970s | 528 | 2,123 |
| 1980s | 374 | 3,234 |
| 1990s | 298 | 4,863 |
| 2000s | 191 | 7,653 |
| 2010s | 152 | 9,859 |
| 2020s | 98 | 9,359 |
Where Marcelle is heading
Marcelle has risen 69% over the past decade, from 13 babies in 2015 to 22 in 2025.
Names like Marcelle
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marcelle.