Marcene
Of German and French origin meaning "warlike" or "martial".
Name Census estimates that about 529 living Americans carry the first name Marcene. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Marcene today is around 72 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marcene births was 1946 (43 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marcene. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Marcene is about 72 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Marcenes were born before 1964.
People living today
529
~ 1 in 647,929 Americans
Peak year
1946
43 babies that year
Average age
72
years old
1979 SSA rank
#11,220
Tracked since 1915
Popularity
Marcene: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marcene from the 1910s through to the 1970s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 285 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1940s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marcene by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Marcene during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Marcenes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota recorded the most babies named Marcene, while Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 16 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Marcene
The name Marcene is a French feminine given name that originated in the late 19th or early 20th century. It is derived from the Latin name Marcus, which means "belonging to Mars," the Roman god of war. The name Marcene is believed to have been created as a feminine form of the masculine name Marc or Marcus.
While the name Marcene does not have a long history, it has been used by several notable individuals throughout the 20th century. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Marcene Moore (1900-1975), an American actress and singer who appeared in several Broadway productions in the 1920s and 1930s.
Another notable Marcene was Marcene Pearson (1924-2006), an American professional baseball player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during World War II. She was portrayed by Madonna in the 1992 film "A League of Their Own."
Marcene Gandert (1919-2002) was an American artist and printmaker known for her woodcut and linocut prints. Her work is held in the collections of several museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Marcene Broadwater (born 1945) is an American politician who served as the first female Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1989 to 1993. She was also the first woman to serve as the Acting Governor of Missouri in 1992.
Marcene Marcoux (born 1962) is a Canadian para-alpine skier and multiple Paralympic medallist. She has won numerous gold medals at the Paralympic Games and World Championships, and is considered one of the most successful para-alpine skiers in history.
While the name Marcene is not as common as some other feminine names, it has been used by several accomplished individuals throughout the 20th century, spanning various fields such as entertainment, sports, art, politics, and athletics.
People
Marcene + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marcene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Marcene: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcene?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 529 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marcene going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 647,929 US residents.
Is Marcene a common name?
We classify Marcene as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,282 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marcene most popular?
The single biggest year for Marcene was 1946, when 43 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marcene is about 72 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Marcene a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marcene in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.