Feminine dossier · first seen 1894
Marcelle
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1920
Peak births
177
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Marcelle
How many people are named Marcelle?
An estimated 2,241 living Americans are named Marcelle.
How rare is Marcelle?
Marcelle is very rare among babies today, with 17 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 90.4% from its 1920 peak.
How old is the typical Marcelle?
The median age of a living American named Marcelle is approximately 56 years, with most bearers falling between 39 and 67 years old.
Is Marcelle still popular?
Yes. Marcelle is holding steady, with 17 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Marcelle most common?
Marcelle has its strongest geographic signal in Massachusetts, where it appears 4.4× more often than the national baseline.
1894Peak 19202025
Peak year
1920
Decline from peak
90.4%
2025
17
All-time
5,414
Where it lives now
Marcelle is most concentrated in New York — about 1.8× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Marcelle is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.