Girl's name
Marcelina
Say it mar-tseh-LEE-nah
Latin origin 4 syllables
Where Marcelina is loved, common and rare
Common in Poland. Rare in Ireland, England and Wales, Austria and one more place.
1 in 7,042 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Poland 18thIreland 885thEngland and Wales 1719th
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Every place
In 5 of the 40 official lists, among them Poland (18th), Ireland (885th) and England and Wales (1719th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 18th 2025 | 2,257 | 1 in 53 |
| Ireland | 885th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 7,042 |
| England and Wales | 1719th 2025 | 17 | 1 in 14,899 |
| Austria | 1875th 2025 | 1 | 1 in 35,722 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Marcelina is a learned borrowing from the Latin Marcellina, a feminine form built on the Roman name Marcellus, the source of Marcel. No meaning is recorded for it, so it is best described through that Latin line.
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Four syllables, said mar-tseh-LEE-nah, with the Polish c sounding like ts. Marcela is a shorter relative, and Marceline and Marcellina are the French and Italian forms.
Poland is its stronghold, where it is a top-20 name for girls, given to about one in fifty-three. Outside Poland it is rare, with small numbers in Ireland, England and Wales, and Austria, mostly among families with Polish roots. French records place its peak around 2012, and it is steady or rising slightly where it is recorded.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- mar-tseh-LEE-nah, 4 syllables
- Origin
- Latin
- Other spellings
- Marceline
- Marcellina
- Marcela
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Marcellina.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 1 of 2 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 861 | 982 | 1035 | 881 | 1238 | 1311 | 1142 | 2346 | 1672 | 1719 |
| Scotland | 798 | 501 | 652 | |||||||
| Ireland | 515 | 430 | 474 | 395 | 544 | 747 | 885 | |||
| France | 3683 | 3622 | 3591 | 3605 | 3608 | 3650 | ||||
| The Netherlands | 949 | 851 | 1027 | 874 | ||||||
| Rostock | 187 | |||||||||
| Iceland | 181 | 208 | ||||||||
| Poland | 29 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
England and Wales, 2007 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1719 | 17 | 6.7 |
| 2024 | 1672 | 18 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 2346 | 11 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 1142 | 29 | 11.0 |
| 2021 | 1311 | 24 | 8.8 |
| 2020 | 1238 | 26 | 9.7 |
| 2019 | 881 | 41 | 14.6 |
| 2018 | 1035 | 34 | 11.8 |
| 2017 | 982 | 37 | 12.4 |
| 2016 | 861 | 43 | 14.0 |
| 2015 | 1114 | 31 | 10.1 |
| 2014 | 1367 | 23 | 7.5 |
| 2013 | 1433 | 22 | 7.1 |
| 2012 | 1297 | 25 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 1489 | 20 | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 1731 | 16 | 5.0 |
| 2009 | 1325 | 22 | 7.0 |
| 2008 | 1641 | 16 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 2627 | 8 | 2.6 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Marcelina in France since 1925 were born in or after 2011. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2012, at 2.7 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Marcelina per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2012 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Marcelina
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Marcelina.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Marcelina.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Marcelina.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Marcelina.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Roza.
1 in 23,026 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Marcelina.
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Marcelina.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Marcelina.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Marcelina.
1 in 14,899 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Marcelina. Same first letter as Marcelina.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Marcelina.
Middle names for Marcelina
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Marcelina Charlotte
4-2 beats · initials MC
Changes the beat after Marcelina: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Marcelina Sophie
4-2 beats · initials MS
Changes the beat after Marcelina: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Marcelina Grace
4-1 beats · initials MG
Changes the beat after Marcelina: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Marcelina Ruby
4-2 beats · initials MR
Changes the beat after Marcelina: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Marcelina Rose
4-1 beats · initials MR
Changes the beat after Marcelina: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Marcelina Maria
4-3 beats · initials MM
Changes the beat after Marcelina: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Marcelina Emily
4-3 beats · initials ME · Marcelina slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Marcelina: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables. Marcelina slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Marcelina Julia
4-3 beats · initials MJ
Changes the beat after Marcelina: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Marcelina
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 63,320 in England and Wales
95% alike: moves with Marcelina across countries and decades.
1 in 12,061 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Marcelina across countries and decades.
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Marcelina across countries and decades.
1 in 14,899 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Marcelina across countries and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Marcelina across countries and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Marcelina across countries and decades.
1 in 25,328 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Marcelina across countries and decades.
1 in 31,660 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Marcelina across countries and decades.
Famous people named Marcelina
Marcelina Bautista.
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Mexican activist and union leader born 1966
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Marcelina
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Marcelina?
Her best rank is No. 18 in Poland in 2025, about 1 in 53 girls. She is in the published lists of 5 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Marcelina?
mar-tseh-LEE-nah, with 4 syllables.
Is Marcelina getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 1 of 2 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Marcelina?
The deck's top five sisters for Marcelina: Wiktoria, Kornelia, Oliwia, Rozalia and Klaudia. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.