Recorded 1991–2020 Boys' name Peak 1992 113 births

Marcelis — boys' name

113 babies named Marcelis in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s542000s402010s142020s5

The verdict

113 boys have been named Marcelis since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.

113
total births
1991–2020
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Marcelis was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

11 babies were named Marcelis in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcelis

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Marcelis between 1991 and 2020, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marcelis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcelis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marcelis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcelis 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 113 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.

Marcelis at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

113

Since 1991

30 years of records

Peak year

1992

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1991

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2020

Marcelis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1991

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1992)
11
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 2020200820032000199619931991 7

Marcelis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
54 births that decade — 48% of Marcelis's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcelis?
113 babies have been named Marcelis since 1991. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1992 with 11 births.
When was Marcelis most popular?
Marcelis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Marcelis been used?
Marcelis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 30 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Marcelis?
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, 1991–2020 (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.