Recorded 1984–2025 Boys' name Peak 1997 53 births

Marcelous — boys' name

53 babies named Marcelous in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

53 boys have been named Marcelous since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

53
total births
1984–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Marcelous was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Marcelous in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcelous

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Marcelous between 1984 and 2025, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marcelous currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcelous performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marcelous shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcelous 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 53 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.

Marcelous at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

53

Since 1984

42 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1984

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2025

Marcelous popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1984

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Marcelous by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 47% of Marcelous's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcelous?
53 babies have been named Marcelous since 1984. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Marcelous most popular?
Marcelous was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Marcelous been used?
Marcelous has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 42 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Marcelous?
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.

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, 1984–2025 (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.