Marcel vs Martin

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

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Marcel

Boy name · Rank #751

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Name B

Martin

Boy name · Rank #308

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Metric Marcel Martin
Current Rank #751 #308
Total Births (all years) 19,767 314,547
Peak Year 2022 1963
Peak Year Births 417 6,070
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marcel Martin
1880ss 10 3,595
1890ss 24 3,254
1900ss 62 3,346
1910ss 646 16,097
1920ss 1,281 24,243
1930ss 877 21,927
1940ss 757 31,401
1950ss 1,035 50,992
1960ss 1,451 49,116
1970ss 1,718 24,274
1980ss 2,139 23,227
1990ss 2,793 25,327
2000ss 2,253 18,761
2010ss 2,864 13,355
2020ss 1,857 5,632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marcel Martin
2014 264 1,434
2015 308 1,344
2016 317 1,396
2017 315 1,282
2018 326 1,296
2019 310 1,253
2020 373 1,168
2021 387 1,103
2022 417 1,108
2023 341 1,152
2024 339 1,101

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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