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Marcelle

/mɑˈɹsɛl/ · 91% girls · 22 born in 2025

Marcelle has been given to about 5,921 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/mɑˈɹsɛl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,485
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marcelle per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 183
  • Born in 202522
  • All time5,921

How popular is Marcelle?

Its best year was 1920, when 183 babies were given the name, ranking 533rd. The typical living American called Marcelle is about 59 years old today.

Names that sound like Marcelle

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marielle0.86
  2. Maybelle0.79
  3. Arielle0.76
  4. Marcella0.75
  5. Marcell0.75
  6. Marceline0.74
  7. Marlene0.71
  8. Marcela0.72

Middle names for Marcelle

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marcelle Rose0.89
  2. Marcelle Grace0.89
  3. Marcelle Jane0.89
  4. Marcelle Louise0.89
  5. Marcelle June0.88
  6. Marcelle Claire0.88

Sibling names for Marcelle

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.86
  2. Lenorasister · 0.85
  3. Louiebrother · 0.85
  4. Amosbrother · 0.83
  5. Otisbrother · 0.83
  6. Elouisesister · 0.82

Where Marcelle is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marcelle White0.84
    2. Marcelle Nguyen0.84
    3. Marcelle Hill0.84
    4. Marcelle Hall0.84
    5. Marcelle Brown0.84
    6. Marcelle Young0.81

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marcelle

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.