Girls' name · since 1952
Marchell
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 578 babies named Marchell, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,801 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 578
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marchell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 578 have been recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Marchell recorded 578 times among girls since 1952, 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 1952 to 2001.
- #10,801 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 578 born since 1952
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marchell ranks #10,801 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 578 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,801 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 578
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marchell's 578 recorded births place it above 85.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marchell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marchell splits its recorded history at 1972: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marchell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2001
- Peak year (1960)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Marchell popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1922 (Marchell as boys' name)
Marchell by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (254 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Marchell's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Marchell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
126 births
- 1960s
1960s
254 births
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 254 births (44% of all-time use).
How Marchell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marchell's total volume
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What to do with Marchell's data
- Marchell's decade-level peak was the 1960s (254 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marchell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1952–2001 (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 Marchell 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.