Marcell
Last seen for girls in 1998 at #12,426 · #2,363 for boys in 2025, 58 births
Given to boys 81.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1973 · 64 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,862since 1912
Marcell over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,363 | 58 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,674 | 49 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,441 | 55 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,299 | 62 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,823 | 85 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,419 | 54 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,954 | 75 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,445 | 53 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,977 | 72 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,936 | 75 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,355 | 55 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,138 | 64 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,364 | 53 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,818 | 81 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,999 | 68 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,100 | 64 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,665 | 94 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,899 | 76 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,621 | 95 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,617 | 89 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,889 | 67 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,763 | 71 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,591 | 79 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,543 | 80 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,502 | 81 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,408 | 88 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,329 | 90 | |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #1,356 | 87 |
| 1997 | — | #1,294 | 88 | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #1,226 | 91 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #1,244 | 87 |
| 1994 | — | #1,153 | 97 | |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #1,196 | 88 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #1,197 | 87 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #1,055 | 105 |
| 1990 | — | #1,042 | 103 | |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #1,082 | 94 |
| 1988 | — | #1,154 | 76 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,202 | 64 | |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #1,161 | 66 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #1,078 | 74 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #1,154 | 62 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #1,222 | 56 |
| 1982 | — | #1,342 | 49 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #1,259 | 53 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #1,125 | 65 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #1,270 | 52 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #1,537 | 37 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #1,099 | 62 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #1,373 | 42 |
| 1975 | #3,052 | 23 | #1,007 | 66 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #1,215 | 47 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #1,006 | 64 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 | #1,040 | 60 |
| 1971 | #3,652 | 17 | #1,091 | 56 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #1,103 | 55 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #1,221 | 42 |
| 1968 | #2,874 | 20 | #1,233 | 38 |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 | #1,449 | 28 |
| 1966 | #2,519 | 23 | #1,131 | 43 |
| 1965 | #2,938 | 18 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1964 | #3,000 | 18 | #1,850 | 19 |
| 1963 | #2,960 | 18 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #2,608 | 22 | #1,686 | 23 |
| 1960 | #2,307 | 26 | #1,858 | 19 |
| 1959 | #2,395 | 23 | #1,974 | 17 |
| 1958 | #2,663 | 19 | #1,644 | 23 |
| 1957 | #2,727 | 18 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | #2,015 | 16 |
| 1955 | #3,225 | 13 | #2,139 | 14 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | #2,207 | 13 |
| 1953 | — | #2,531 | 10 | |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #1,615 | 22 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #2,055 | 14 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #1,879 | 16 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,949 | 20 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #1,720 | 20 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | #2,404 | 12 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1929 | #1,642 | 23 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #2,162 | 14 |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1926 | #1,589 | 27 | #1,911 | 17 |
| 1925 | #1,700 | 25 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #1,675 | 22 |
| 1923 | #1,388 | 33 | #1,753 | 20 |
| 1922 | #1,646 | 26 | #1,591 | 23 |
| 1921 | #2,195 | 17 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1919 | #1,801 | 21 | #2,152 | 14 |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #2,184 | 12 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #2,269 | 6 |
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The first year at least five boys were named Marcell! It came in at #2,269, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1944, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Marcell is popular in 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Illinois#653 · 1 in 9,802
- California#923 · 1 in 17,631
Best ever in a state: #195 in District of Columbia, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | #653 | 8 | 1 in 9,802 |
| California | #923 | 9 | 1 in 17,631 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Marcell
- 311 spots since 2024 (#2,674 → #2,363)
- 56 spots since 2020 (#2,419 → #2,363)
- 8 spots since 2015 (#2,355 → #2,363)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1973 at #1,006 (64 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 19,241 boys born in 1991 were named Marcell (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 29,450 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,006 in 1973, was only 1 in 24,353 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.0% of all boys named Marcell (923) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1962, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 81 | #2,101 (1914) | #2,318 |
| 1920s | 171 | #1,591 (1922) | #1,964 |
| 1930s | 110 | #1,753 (1930) | #2,375 |
| 1940s | 105 | #1,758 (1948) | #2,251 |
| 1950s | 154 | #1,615 (1952) | #2,088 |
| 1960s | 275 | #1,131 (1966) | #1,571 |
| 1970s | 541 | #1,006 (1973) | #1,174 |
| 1980s | 659 | #1,078 (1985) | #1,178 |
| 1990s | 923 | #1,042 (1990) | #1,209 |
| 2000s | 820 | #1,408 (2000) | #1,650 |
| 2010s | 660 | #1,818 (2012) | #2,109 |
| 2020s | 363 | #1,823 (2021) | #2,337 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marcell in 1976
Top girls' names in 1976
Top boys' names in 1976
More about 1976
girls
1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 209,300 of them was named Marcell, which outranked 33.1% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,611Zaira8
- #6,611Zendra8
- #6,611Zoie8
- #7,296Marcell7
- #7,296Abbigail7
- #7,296Adah7
- #7,296Adama7
- #8,156Abbi6
- #8,156Abigal6
- #8,156Abigale6
Tied with 859 names at #7,296; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 37,357 of them was named Marcell, which outranked 78.9% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,346Ramone43
- #1,346Williams43
- #1,346Woody43
- #1,373Marcell42
- #1,373Alonso42
- #1,373Amador42
- #1,373Armond42
- #1,390Braulio41
- #1,390Burke41
- #1,390Chirstopher41
Tied with 16 names at #1,373; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.