Marcelle
Meaning
“French feminine form of Marcel, from Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, of Mars.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Marcelle has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
9,649 people · the #1,764 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 20,833 · median age 28
Among people named Marcelle living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1980s as in the 1990s, more than in any other decade.
The census also counted 161 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Marcelle
People given the name Marcelle in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Marcelle deep dive
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