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.

Name A

Marcel

Boy name · Rank #754

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Name B

Martin

Boy name · Rank #307

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Metric Marcel Martin
Current Rank #754 #307
Total Births (all years) 20,131 315,561
Peak Year 2022 1963
Peak Year Births 417 6,073
Peak Decade 2010s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marcel Martin
1880s 10 3,595
1890s 24 3,254
1900s 62 3,346
1910s 646 16,097
1920s 1,281 24,243
1930s 877 21,927
1940s 757 31,402
1950s 1,035 50,994
1960s 1,451 49,116
1970s 1,718 24,267
1980s 2,139 23,226
1990s 2,793 25,331
2000s 2,253 18,762
2010s 2,864 13,356
2020s 2,221 6,645

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marcel Martin
2014 264 1,434
2015 308 1,344
2016 317 1,396
2017 315 1,283
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 1,105
2025 364 1,009

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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