The first name Marceline
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /ˈmɑɹ.səˌlin/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
(place in Missouri): From the female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 27 girls were named Marceline, making it the 1,197th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marceline with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marceline at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 733 girls born in the United States were named Marceline, the 424th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Marceline
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marceline Desbordes-ValmoreFrench poet and novelist, 1786–1859
- Marceline DayAmerican actress (1908–2000)
- Marceline Loridan-IvensDirector, screenwriter and actor (1928-2018)
Questions
- What does the name Marceline mean?
- (place in Missouri): From the female given name.
- How popular is the name Marceline?
- In 2025, 27 girls born in England and Wales were named Marceline, ranking 1,197th.
- Is Marceline a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,738 US babies named Marceline since 1880 were girls.
- When was Marceline most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 733 babies were named Marceline, its highest rank at 424th.
- How do you pronounce Marceline?
- Marceline is /ˈmɑɹ.səˌlin/, 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Marceline?
- Marcelina.