Marcellus
Last seen for girls in 1970 at #7,995 · #1,054 for boys in 2025, 208 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1902 · 16 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 9,603since 1880
Marcellus over time
Rank among boys' names. Marcellus has never cracked the top 500 here.
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 | — | #1,054 | 208 | |
| 2024 | — | #950 | 241 | |
| 2023 | — | #868 | 271 | |
| 2022 | — | #760 | 332 | |
| 2021 | — | #732 | 351 | |
| 2020 | — | #741 | 329 | |
| 2019 | — | #930 | 234 | |
| 2018 | — | #952 | 218 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,081 | 181 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,219 | 154 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,239 | 147 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,355 | 126 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,794 | 80 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,756 | 85 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,703 | 87 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,687 | 91 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,604 | 99 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,523 | 106 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,658 | 92 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,543 | 96 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,402 | 106 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,467 | 93 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,262 | 114 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,346 | 98 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,171 | 117 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,188 | 114 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,320 | 91 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,301 | 91 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,134 | 110 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,162 | 101 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,172 | 97 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,063 | 110 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,015 | 117 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,077 | 104 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,063 | 104 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,023 | 107 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,162 | 83 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,145 | 77 | |
| 1987 | — | #982 | 93 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,127 | 70 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,158 | 65 | |
| 1984 | — | #968 | 84 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,253 | 54 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,622 | 37 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,143 | 64 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,378 | 47 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,077 | 68 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,079 | 65 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,054 | 67 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,100 | 59 | |
| 1975 | — | #861 | 93 | |
| 1974 | — | #953 | 73 | |
| 1973 | — | #904 | 78 | |
| 1972 | — | #815 | 96 | |
| 1971 | — | #742 | 121 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #818 | 98 |
| 1969 | — | #831 | 86 | |
| 1968 | — | #809 | 84 | |
| 1967 | — | #848 | 71 | |
| 1966 | — | #941 | 59 | |
| 1965 | — | #948 | 60 | |
| 1964 | — | #921 | 68 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,238 | 39 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,082 | 50 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,179 | 45 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,098 | 50 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,416 | 31 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,305 | 35 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,234 | 40 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,157 | 43 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,047 | 52 | |
| 1954 | — | #918 | 65 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,155 | 41 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,027 | 49 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,195 | 37 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,615 | 21 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,029 | 46 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,217 | 35 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,159 | 39 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,094 | 40 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,296 | 26 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,328 | 25 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,368 | 26 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,119 | 37 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,276 | 27 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,334 | 25 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,272 | 27 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,109 | 34 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,056 | 37 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,142 | 33 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,165 | 32 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,038 | 39 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,361 | 24 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,157 | 34 | |
| 1931 | — | #910 | 50 | |
| 1930 | — | #967 | 49 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,010 | 45 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,057 | 43 | |
| 1927 | — | #990 | 50 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,034 | 45 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,022 | 45 | |
| 1924 | — | #925 | 57 | |
| 1923 | — | #882 | 59 | |
| 1922 | — | #891 | 60 | |
| 1921 | — | #962 | 53 | |
| 1920 | — | #826 | 66 | |
| 1919 | — | #949 | 50 | |
| 1918 | — | #889 | 56 | |
| 1917 | — | #876 | 53 | |
| 1916 | — | #724 | 69 | |
| 1915 | — | #823 | 55 | |
| 1914 | — | #819 | 42 | |
| 1913 | — | #914 | 29 | |
| 1912 | — | #918 | 24 | |
| 1911 | — | #856 | 15 | |
| 1910 | — | #729 | 17 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #779 | 12 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #640 | 14 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #536 | 16 | |
| 1901 | — | #727 | 9 | |
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | #577 | 11 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | #571 | 11 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Marcellus was already there! It came in at #571, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1895, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Marcellus is popular in 1970
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#213 · 1 in 1,347
- Maryland#364 · 1 in 5,621
- Virginia#396 · 1 in 5,461
- North Carolina#455 · 1 in 6,514
- Florida#588 · 1 in 8,958
Best ever in a state: #137 in District of Columbia, 1993.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #213 | 9 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Maryland | #364 | 5 | 1 in 5,621 |
| Virginia | #396 | 7 | 1 in 5,461 |
| North Carolina | #455 | 7 | 1 in 6,514 |
| Florida | #588 | 6 | 1 in 8,958 |
| Ohio | #622 | 6 | 1 in 16,157 |
| Michigan | #658 | 5 | 1 in 16,274 |
| California | #805 | 11 | 1 in 16,215 |
| Illinois | #822 | 5 | 1 in 19,353 |
| Texas | #1,029 | 5 | 1 in 22,906 |
| New York | #1,094 | 5 | 1 in 30,926 |
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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 Marcellus
- 104 spots since 2024 (#950 → #1,054)
- 313 spots since 2020 (#741 → #1,054)
- 185 spots since 2015 (#1,239 → #1,054)
- Biggest jump: 322 spots in 1884 (#892 → #570)
- Biggest drop: 454 spots in 1907 (#640 → #1,094)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1902 at #536 (16 births)
- Births halved by 1905, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1908–1924
- Highest: 1 in 4,984 boys born in 2021 were named Marcellus (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,212 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #536 in 1902, was only 1 in 7,666 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.0% of all boys named Marcellus (1,732) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 91 | #549 (1889) | #663 |
| 1890s | 66 | #668 (1894) | #760 |
| 1900s | 108 | #536 (1902) | #740 |
| 1910s | 410 | #724 (1916) | #850 |
| 1920s | 523 | #826 (1920) | #960 |
| 1930s | 359 | #910 (1931) | #1,118 |
| 1940s | 326 | #1,029 (1949) | #1,222 |
| 1950s | 414 | #918 (1954) | #1,207 |
| 1960s | 612 | #809 (1968) | #990 |
| 1970s | 818 | #742 (1971) | #940 |
| 1980s | 674 | #968 (1984) | #1,194 |
| 1990s | 1,032 | #1,015 (1993) | #1,133 |
| 2000s | 1,035 | #1,171 (2001) | #1,416 |
| 2010s | 1,403 | #930 (2019) | #1,372 |
| 2020s | 1,732 | #732 (2021) | #851 |
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.
Marcellus in 1970
Top girls' names in 1970
Top boys' names in 1970
More about 1970
girls
1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 349,629 of them was named Marcellus, which outranked 14.5% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,360 names at #7,995; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 18,962 of them was named Marcellus, which outranked 84.9% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #812Jeromy99
- #812Mary99
- #812Stan99
- #818Marcellus98
- #818Chauncey98
- #818Grover98
- #818Kenton98
- #823Mitchel97
- #823Sanford97
- #825Barrett96
Tied with 4 names at #818; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.