Unisex name · since 1956
Marchel
Marchel has 73 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marchel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 73 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Marchel recorded 73 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1972.
- #30,671 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 73 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marchel ranks #30,671 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #30,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marchel's 73 recorded births place it above 57.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marchel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marchel's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1967 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marchel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1972
- Peak year (1967)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Marchel popularity over time - boys
56 total births recorded since 1916 (Marchel as boys' name)
Marchel by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (40 births, 55% of the file).
1960s was Marchel's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Marchel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 40 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marchel's data
- Marchel's decade-level peak was the 1960s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1970s -- 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 Marchel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 1956–1972 (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 Marchel 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.