The baby name Marcelin is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced French: /maʁsəlɛ̃/ (approx. mar-suh-LAN, nasal); English: /mɑrˈsɛlɪn/ (mar-SELL-in).
Marcelin is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Marcelin is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced French: /maʁsəlɛ̃/ (approx. mar-suh-LAN, nasal); English: /mɑrˈsɛlɪn/ (mar-SELL-in).
Marcelin is Latin in Origin.
Marcelin is a Francophone masculine name ultimately rooted in Latin Marcellinus, a diminutive of Marcellus (from Marcus, linked to the god Mars), conveying “belonging to Mars,” “warlike,” or “little warrior.” In French, Marcelin coexists with the more traditional spelling Marcellin, while related forms spread through Europe and the Americas.
Its use traces to early Christian veneration - most notably Pope Marcellinus (d. 304) - which carried the name into medieval France and later 19th‑century Catholic revivals. Carried by Francophone migration, colonial and missionary networks, Marcelin occurs in France, Belgium, Haiti, and parts of Africa, though rarer than Marcel. International variants include Marcel (French/English/Slavic), Marcellin (French), Marcelino (Spanish/Portuguese), Marcellino (Italian), Marceli (Polish), and Latin Marcellinus; feminine counterparts are Marceline, Marcella, and Marcellina. Nicknames often shorten to Marcel or Marc in multilingual settings.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | 0 | #11 | 2 | 399 | |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #21 | 3 | 950 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #24 | 3 | 439 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #27 | 8 | 903 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| CM | 0 | #54 | 3 | 2,592 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #256 | 417 | 12,054 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #346 | 12 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #355 | 33 | 2,865 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #525 | 16 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #585 | 81 | 13,390 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #726 | 26 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #842 | 10 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,027 | 7 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 12 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,167 | 17 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,405 | 67 | 10,046 |
Marcelin is popular in 41 countries — most recent births per country:
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