Recorded 1974–2021 Boys' name Peak 1994 310 births

Marcellis — boys' name

310 babies named Marcellis in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s371990s982000s982010s522020s14

The verdict

310 boys have been named Marcellis since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2021.

310
total births
1974–2021
years on record
1990s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Marcellis was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

25 babies were named Marcellis in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcellis

The Social Security Administration has registered 310 babies named Marcellis between 1974 and 2021, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marcellis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcellis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marcellis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcellis 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 310 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.

Marcellis at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

310

Since 1974

48 years of records

Peak year

1994

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1974

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2021

Marcellis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1974

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1994)
25
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
051015202530 20212016200920031998199319871974 5

Marcellis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
98 births that decade — 32% of Marcellis's all-time total
1970s111980s371990s982000s982010s522020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcellis?
310 babies have been named Marcellis since 1974. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1994 with 25 births.
When was Marcellis most popular?
Marcellis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Marcellis been used?
Marcellis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 48 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Marcellis?
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.

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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, 1974–2021 (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.