Marceline

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⭐ Famous Marceline

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

French poet and novelist

Choose Marceline and your child shares a first name with Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, a French poet and novelist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Marceline, like who?” Marceline Desbordes-Valmore's Wikipedia article is available in 42 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,193 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Marceline, 733 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Marceline would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMarceline first shows up in US birth records in 1891, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 134 years since.
• 🏆Best yearMarceline is at its all-time high right now: #424 in 2025.
• 🚀TrendMarceline has climbed 544 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #424. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedMarceline is most popular in New Mexico, where it ranks #182, followed by Oregon (#207) and South Dakota (#233). It's in the top 1,000 in 36 states.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Marceline means “of Mars”. Our records link it to English and Latin roots.

About the name Marceline

Marceline is a girl name of English and Latin origin meaning “of Mars”. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ine”. US birth records list Marceline for girls from 1891 to 2025, in 111 of those 135 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #424 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #424, with 733 babies.

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