Boys' name · since 1974
Marcellis
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 310 babies named Marcellis, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 310
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marcellis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 310 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Marcellis recorded 310 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2021.
- #10,393 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 310 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcellis ranks #10,393 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 310 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 310
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marcellis's 310 recorded births place it above 77.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marcellis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marcellis's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marcellis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2021
- Peak year (1994)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Marcellis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (98 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Marcellis's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Marcellis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 98 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Marcellis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marcellis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1974–2021 (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 Marcellis 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.