Marcine
A French feminine name derived from the Roman name Marcinus.
Name Census estimates that about 412 living Americans carry the first name Marcine. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Marcine today is around 71 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marcine births was 1929 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marcine. 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 Marcine is about 71 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Marcines were born before 1965.
People living today
412
~ 1 in 831,928 Americans
Peak year
1929
28 babies that year
Average age
71
years old
1983 SSA rank
#11,286
Tracked since 1916
Popularity
Marcine: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marcine from the 1910s through to the 1980s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 204 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marcine 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 Marcine during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Marcines live
Origin
Meaning and history of Marcine
The name Marcine is a feminine form of the masculine name Marcus, which has its origins in the Roman culture. Marcus was a common Roman name derived from the Latin word "mas," meaning male or masculine. The name gained popularity during the Roman Empire and was often associated with strength and masculinity.
In the early days of Christianity, Marcine was sometimes used as a variant of the name Marcellinus, which was borne by several early saints and martyrs. One notable example is Saint Marcellinus, a Roman priest who was martyred in the year 298 AD during the Diocletian persecution of Christians.
The name Marcine saw a resurgence in popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly in France and other parts of Europe. It was often spelled as "Marcine" or "Marcyne" during this period. In the 13th century, there was a French noblewoman named Marcine de Souillac, who was known for her piety and charitable works.
Moving forward to the Renaissance period, Marcine was the name of a notable Italian painter, Marcine Veneziano, who lived in the 15th century and was known for his religious frescoes and altarpieces. Another notable bearer of the name was Marcine de la Tour, a French nun and mystic who lived in the 17th century and was renowned for her visions and spiritual writings.
In more recent history, Marcine was the name of an American jazz singer and actress, Marcine Claudette Linville, better known as Cari Claudette, who was active in the 1940s and 1950s. Another notable Marcine was Marcine Patton, an American artist and printmaker who was born in 1924 and was known for her woodcut prints depicting scenes of rural life.
Other historical figures with the name Marcine include Marcine Bouchard, a French-Canadian poet and writer who lived in the 20th century, and Marcine Delarue, a French scholar and folklorist who made significant contributions to the study of fairy tales and folklore.
People
Marcine + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marcine 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
Marcine: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcine?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 412 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marcine 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 831,928 US residents.
Is Marcine a common name?
We classify Marcine as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 995 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marcine most popular?
The single biggest year for Marcine was 1929, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marcine is about 71 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Marcine a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marcine 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.