Marcelle
Marcelle is a female given name: 96% of people named Marcelle are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 4% male / 96% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Luxembourg
- US births since 1880
- 472 male / 5,325 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Marcelle
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Marcelle," in English, "Guten Tag Marcelle," in German. Marcelle is a female given name: about 96% of people named Marcelle are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Marcelle,
German
Guten Tag Marcelle,
French
Bonjour Marcelle,
Spanish
Estimado/a Marcelle:
Chinese
Marcelle您好：
Japanese
Marcelle様
English
Hi Marcelle,
German
Hi Marcelle,
French
Salut Marcelle,
Spanish
Hola Marcelle,
Chinese
Marcelle你好：
Japanese
Marcelleさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 8% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
472 male · 5,325 female · 5,797 births recorded
Since 1980: 30% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Marcelle a male or female name?
Marcelle is a female given name: 96% of people named Marcelle are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Marcelle in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Marcelle," in English, "Guten Tag Marcelle," in German. Marcelle is a female given name: about 96% of people named Marcelle are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Marcelle a unisex name?
Marcelle is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Marcelle are men. Marcelle leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Marcelle a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/marcelle (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_marcelle,
title = {Is Marcelle a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/marcelle},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}