Marcelius — #11334 US boys' name
31 babies named Marcelius in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 20% of names given to boys today.
61% of everyone ever named Marcelius was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Marcelius in 1992 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Marcelius
The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Marcelius between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marcelius currently holds the #11334 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcelius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marcelius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Marcelius 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 31 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.
Marcelius at a glance
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Current rank
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Marcelius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989
- Peak year (1992)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
Currently ranks #11334 among boys.
31 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 7 births in a single year.
Marcelius by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 19 births that decade — 61% of Marcelius's all-time total
Marcelius decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Marcelius's strongest decade
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 61% of all-time use.
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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, 1989–2024 (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.