Marcel vs Mark

Side-by-side comparison of Marcel and Mark - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Marcel

Boy name · Rank #754

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #244

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Metric Marcel Mark
Current Rank #754 #244
Total Births (all years) 20,131 1,362,176
Peak Year 2022 1960
Peak Year Births 417 58,727
Peak Decade 2010s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marcel Mark
1880s 10 928
1890s 24 953
1900s 62 971
1910s 646 4,134
1920s 1,281 6,495
1930s 877 7,444
1940s 757 50,731
1950s 1,035 382,589
1960s 1,451 441,390
1970s 1,718 194,260
1980s 2,139 129,442
1990s 2,793 75,816
2000s 2,253 37,257
2010s 2,864 21,108
2020s 2,221 8,658

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marcel Mark
2014 264 2,194
2015 308 2,078
2016 317 2,066
2017 315 1,948
2018 326 1,874
2019 310 1,685
2020 373 1,552
2021 387 1,408
2022 417 1,434
2023 341 1,401
2024 339 1,447
2025 364 1,416

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1881–2025.

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