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 #751

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Marcel Mark
Current Rank #751 #246
Total Births (all years) 19,767 1,360,769
Peak Year 2022 1960
Peak Year Births 417 58,719
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marcel Mark
1880ss 10 928
1890ss 24 953
1900ss 62 971
1910ss 646 4,134
1920ss 1,281 6,495
1930ss 877 7,444
1940ss 757 50,731
1950ss 1,035 382,585
1960ss 1,451 441,381
1970ss 1,718 194,288
1980ss 2,139 129,460
1990ss 2,793 75,815
2000ss 2,253 37,256
2010ss 2,864 21,105
2020ss 1,857 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marcel Mark
2014 264 2,193
2015 308 2,077
2016 317 2,066
2017 315 1,948
2018 326 1,874
2019 310 1,685
2020 373 1,550
2021 387 1,406
2022 417 1,433
2023 341 1,397
2024 339 1,437

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, 1881–2024.

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