Marcell
Marcell was given to 58 boys in 2025, #2,375 among boys’ names; 5,988 Americans have been recorded with it since 1912 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 4,800 Americans named Marcell and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (80% of everyone recorded); the median is 33 years old and half are between 19 and 50.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Marcell by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Marcell mean?
Wiktionary, Hungarian section
Marcell is “a male given name”
From Latin Mārcellus.
[ˈmɒrt͡sɛlː]
Meaning: Wiktionary, Hungarian section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Marcell?
#2,375 among boys’ names, 2025
Marcell rose from #2,377 in 2015 to #2,375 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 28.7 to 34.0 per million.
112 babies in 1991, the peak
Marcell peaked in 1991, when 112 babies were given it (105 boys, #1,054 among boys’ names). The 58 births of 2025 are 52% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | under 5 | 58 | #2,375 | |
| 2024 | under 5 | 49 | #2,697 | |
| 2023 | under 5 | 55 | #2,464 | |
| 2022 | under 5 | 62 | #2,308 | |
| 2021 | under 5 | 85 | #1,832 | |
| 2020 | under 5 | 54 | #2,429 | |
| 2019 | under 5 | 75 | #1,967 | |
| 2018 | under 5 | 53 | #2,460 | |
| 2017 | under 5 | 72 | #1,993 | |
| 2016 | under 5 | 75 | #1,953 |
Every recorded year (114)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | under 5 | 55 | #2,377 | |
| 2014 | under 5 | 64 | #2,146 | |
| 2013 | under 5 | 53 | #2,386 | |
| 2012 | under 5 | 81 | #1,824 | |
| 2011 | under 5 | 68 | #2,012 | |
| 2010 | under 5 | 64 | #2,109 | |
| 2009 | under 5 | 94 | #1,679 | |
| 2008 | under 5 | 76 | #1,913 | |
| 2007 | under 5 | 95 | #1,631 | |
| 2006 | under 5 | 89 | #1,626 | |
| 2005 | under 5 | 67 | #1,898 | |
| 2004 | under 5 | 71 | #1,775 | |
| 2003 | under 5 | 79 | #1,600 | |
| 2002 | under 5 | 80 | #1,549 | |
| 2001 | under 5 | 81 | #1,505 | |
| 2000 | under 5 | 88 | #1,410 | |
| 1999 | under 5 | 90 | #1,335 | |
| 1998 | 6 | #13,480 | 87 | #1,354 |
| 1997 | under 5 | 88 | #1,302 | |
| 1996 | 7 | #11,327 | 91 | #1,230 |
| 1995 | 6 | #12,732 | 87 | #1,246 |
| 1994 | under 5 | 97 | #1,155 | |
| 1993 | 7 | #11,301 | 88 | #1,197 |
| 1992 | 6 | #12,720 | 87 | #1,201 |
| 1991 | 7 | #11,003 | 105 | #1,054 |
| 1990 | under 5 | 103 | #1,041 | |
| 1989 | 8 | #9,284 | 94 | #1,083 |
| 1988 | under 5 | 76 | #1,157 | |
| 1987 | under 5 | 64 | #1,209 | |
| 1986 | 8 | #8,188 | 66 | #1,168 |
| 1985 | 6 | #10,105 | 74 | #1,080 |
| 1984 | 9 | #7,162 | 62 | #1,159 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,507 | 56 | #1,228 |
| 1982 | under 5 | 49 | #1,347 | |
| 1981 | 5 | #11,415 | 53 | #1,264 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,833 | 65 | #1,130 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,490 | 52 | #1,282 |
| 1978 | 7 | #8,180 | 37 | #1,557 |
| 1977 | 6 | #9,166 | 62 | #1,111 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,789 | 42 | #1,387 |
| 1975 | 23 | #3,117 | 66 | #1,014 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,895 | 47 | #1,225 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,421 | 64 | #1,009 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,819 | 60 | #1,044 |
| 1971 | 17 | #3,736 | 56 | #1,096 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,658 | 55 | #1,110 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,329 | 42 | #1,229 |
| 1968 | 20 | #2,930 | 38 | #1,242 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,275 | 28 | #1,465 |
| 1966 | 23 | #2,546 | 43 | #1,143 |
| 1965 | 18 | #3,004 | 27 | #1,501 |
| 1964 | 18 | #3,057 | 19 | #1,878 |
| 1963 | 18 | #3,031 | 19 | #1,872 |
| 1962 | 24 | #2,505 | 17 | #2,007 |
| 1961 | 22 | #2,648 | 23 | #1,718 |
| 1960 | 26 | #2,344 | 19 | #1,889 |
| 1959 | 23 | #2,434 | 17 | #2,014 |
| 1958 | 19 | #2,719 | 23 | #1,667 |
| 1957 | 18 | #2,788 | 9 | #2,946 |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,440 | 16 | #2,059 |
| 1955 | 13 | #3,314 | 14 | #2,193 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,970 | 13 | #2,277 |
| 1953 | under 5 | 10 | #2,649 | |
| 1952 | 9 | #4,002 | 22 | #1,647 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,634 | 14 | #2,110 |
| 1950 | 10 | #3,583 | 16 | #1,922 |
| 1949 | 8 | #4,103 | 15 | #1,998 |
| 1948 | 16 | #2,561 | 18 | #1,792 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,997 | 12 | #2,318 |
| 1946 | 10 | #3,350 | 11 | #2,357 |
| 1945 | 15 | #2,301 | 9 | #2,512 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,841 | under 5 | |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,975 | 13 | #2,138 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,494 | 9 | #2,640 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,968 | 7 | #3,032 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,664 | 11 | #2,266 |
| 1939 | 16 | #2,092 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,990 | 10 | #2,422 |
| 1937 | 14 | #2,268 | 12 | #2,157 |
| 1936 | 9 | #3,008 | 13 | #2,026 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,753 | 16 | #1,802 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,670 | 10 | #2,502 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,493 | 7 | #3,182 |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,853 | 10 | #2,568 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,533 | 6 | #3,627 |
| 1930 | 16 | #2,165 | 18 | #1,792 |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,684 | 15 | #2,067 |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,713 | 14 | #2,227 |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,216 | 15 | #2,164 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,605 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,726 | 14 | #2,275 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,619 | 22 | #1,708 |
| 1923 | 33 | #1,419 | 20 | #1,793 |
| 1922 | 26 | #1,667 | 23 | #1,623 |
| 1921 | 17 | #2,254 | 14 | #2,326 |
| 1920 | 19 | #2,046 | 17 | #2,018 |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,831 | 14 | #2,218 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,614 | 9 | #3,017 |
| 1917 | 9 | #3,260 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,949 | 12 | #2,343 |
| 1915 | 9 | #3,034 | 12 | #2,252 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,976 | 10 | #2,210 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,507 | 7 | #2,406 |
| 1912 | 5 | #3,261 | 6 | #2,454 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Marcell a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 5,988 Americans recorded as Marcell, 19% are girls and 81% boys. In 2025 it went to 58 boys; SSA lists no girls with it that year (fewer than 5, or none).
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Marcell: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Marcell, and how old are they?
4,800 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 80% of the 5,988 Americans ever recorded as Marcell. The median Marcell alive today is 33 years old; half are between 19 and 50.
The 2020 Census counted 3,759 people named Marcell (690 women and girls, 3,069 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 4,647 born in the U.S. The Census count is 19% below that prediction. Possible reasons: people who give a short form or another name to the Census, and a survival estimate that can run high.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 115 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 432 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 894 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 1,270 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 1,280 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 804 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Marcell born?
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 11 | #1,552 | 1.0× |
| Florida | 7 | #1,575 | 0.6× |
Where Marcell is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Marcell is most over-represented in Michigan: since 1912 it was given 1.4 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Marcell with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 5 names spelled alike, given to 38,889 babies since 1880, Marcell is the second most given (15% of them). In 2025 it was given to 58 of their 521 babies (11%), again the second most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Marcell
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Marcell and names like it
- Compare Marcell and MarcelBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1990sMarcell peaked in 1991.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Marcell since 1910.
- Hungarian namesWiktionary’s origin for Marcell: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1991The year the most babies were named Marcell.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Marcell alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with MMost given first.