Marceline

“From Latin Marcellina, feminine of Marcellinus, derived from Marcellus” — Latin (via variant Marcelina) origin

Girl's name · #424 in the US (2025) · Trending

Marceline is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1891, it stood at #424 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 6,700 girls have been named Marceline along the way. Celine is a short form of Marceline. About 1,100 girls a year are given Celine as their full name.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 9,400 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 14,000 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marcelines

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore — French poet and novelist
Marceline Day — American actress (1908–2000)
Marceline Loridan-Ivens — director, screenwriter and actor (1928-2018)
Marceline Hugot — American actress
Marceline Miéville — Swiss politician (1921-2014)

In stories & tradition

Marceline the Vampire Queen — Adventure Time · Distant Lands

What Marcelines become

Among 27 notable people named Marceline:

Entertainers appear 2.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marceline Day, American actress (1908–2000).

Similar names: Navy · Marigold · Celine · Jovie · Emmeline · Vivienne

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