Boys' name · since 1915
Marcellous
1,062 babies named Marcellous in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,492 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,062
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,062 babies have been named Marcellous since 1915, making it today's #6492 boys' name.
Marcellous has 1,062 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6492 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #4,938 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,492 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,062 born since 1915
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcellous ranks #4,938 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,492 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,062 born since 1915, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,492 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,062
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marcellous's 1,062 recorded births place it above 89.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Marcellous compares
1,062 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Marcellous's all-time total is 188% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marcellous | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,062 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marcellous's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marcellous's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marcellous popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Marcellous by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (232 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Marcellous's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Marcellous births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 48
1950s
48 births
- 1960s 73
1960s
73 births
- 1970s
1970s
117 births
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
232 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 232 births (22% of all-time use).
How Marcellous 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 Marcellous's total volume
Marcellous by state
Where Marcellous concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
10 of 1,062 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Marcellous's data
- Marcellous's decade-level peak was the 1990s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Marcellouss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Marcellous: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Marcellous 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.