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Marcelyn

Recorded 1915–2021 · United States

Marcelyn was most popular in 1928, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,433 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 709 people named Marcelyn.

Most popular in1928
Rank that year#2,433
Births that year33
Total since 1880709
Given to100% girls

Marcelyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Marcelyn’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marcelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marcelyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 709 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org