Marcell Boy
How popular is Marcell?
#2,363 boy name in 2025
58 baby boys were named Marcell in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.
Marcell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,363 for boys (▲ 311 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 58 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+5% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,354 in 2015, #2,418 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (105 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,006 in 1973 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marcell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marcel family of names ranked #621 for boys in 2025 (#664 the year before), with 422 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marcel | 364 | 86% |
| Marcell | 58 | 14% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Marcell is most popular
Babies named Marcell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Marcell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 81 | #2,100 |
| 1920s | 171 | #1,591 |
| 1930s | 110 | #1,753 |
| 1940s | 105 | #1,757 |
| 1950s | 154 | #1,614 |
| 1960s | 275 | #1,131 |
| 1970s | 541 | #1,006 |
| 1980s | 659 | #1,077 |
| 1990s | 923 | #1,038 |
| 2000s | 820 | #1,404 |
| 2010s | 660 | #1,817 |
| 2020s | 363 | #1,823 |
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Questions
- Is Marcell a boy or girl name?
- Marcell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marcell were boys.
- How popular is the name Marcell?
- 58 baby boys were named Marcell in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.
- When was Marcell most popular?
- Marcell peaked in 1991, when 105 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,006 in 1973.
- How many people are named Marcell?
- 5,988 babies have been named Marcell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,867 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
- Where is Marcell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marcell was most common in Florida, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.