Boys' name · since 1988
Marcale
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Marcale, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,796 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marcale sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcale has been recorded 18 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2005.
- #29,796 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1988
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcale ranks #29,796 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1988, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,796 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1988
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marcale's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marcale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marcale's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marcale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2005
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Marcale by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Marcale's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Marcale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Marcale's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marcale draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.