Marcellius — boys' name
61 babies named Marcellius in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
61 boys have been named Marcellius since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.
- 61
- total births
- 1974–2008
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
36% of everyone ever named Marcellius was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Marcellius in 1996 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Marcellius
The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Marcellius between 1974 and 2008, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marcellius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcellius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marcellius shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Marcellius 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 61 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.
Marcellius at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Marcellius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1974
- Peak year (1996)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2008.
61 total births across 35 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 7 births in a single year.
Marcellius by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 22 births that decade — 36% of Marcellius's all-time total
Marcellius decade highlights
- Peak decade 22 births
- Runner-up 18 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Marcellius's strongest decade
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 36% 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, 1974–2008 (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.