Recorded 1988–2005 Boys' name Peak 1988 18 births

Marcale — boys' name

18 babies named Marcale in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s62000s5

The verdict

18 boys have been named Marcale since 1988, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2005.

18
total births
1988–2005
years on record
1980s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Marcale was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marcale in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcale

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Marcale between 1988 and 2005, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marcale currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcale performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marcale shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcale in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marcale at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

18

Since 1988

18 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1988

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2005

Marcale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1988

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200519921988 7

Marcale by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7 births that decade — 39% of Marcale's all-time total
1980s71990s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcale?
18 babies have been named Marcale since 1988. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Marcale most popular?
Marcale was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Marcale been used?
Marcale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 18 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Marcale?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.