Unisex name · since 1912
Marcell
Marcell has 4,862 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,369 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,862
- born since 1912
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marcell currently ranks #2369 among unisex names in America, with 4,862 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcell has been recorded 4,862 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #2369 nationally and more common than 83% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #1,806 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,369 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,862 born since 1912
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcell ranks #1,806 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,369 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,862 born since 1912, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,369 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,862
- born since 1912
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marcell's 4,862 recorded births place it above 96.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marcell compares
4,862 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marcell's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marcell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,862 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marcell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marcell's full recorded timeline at 1969, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 105 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marcell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Marcell popularity over time - girls
1,126 total births recorded since 1912 (Marcell as girls' name)
Marcell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (923 births, 19% of the file).
1990s was Marcell's strongest decade.
923 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Marcell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 81
1910s
81 births
- 1920s 171
1920s
171 births
- 1930s 110
1930s
110 births
- 1940s 105
1940s
105 births
- 1950s 154
1950s
154 births
- 1960s 275
1960s
275 births
- 1970s
1970s
541 births
- 1980s
1980s
659 births
- 1990s
1990s
923 births
- 2000s
2000s
820 births
- 2010s
2010s
660 births
- 2020s 363
2020s
363 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 923 births (19% of all-time use).
How Marcell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Marcell's total volume
Marcell by state
Where Marcell concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 640 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 325 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 312 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 150 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 97 | 2.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 96 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 42 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 27 | 0.6% |
640 of 4,862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Marcell appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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- Marcell's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (923 total births) through the 2020s (363) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Marcells (640 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marcell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Marcell 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.