Marchell — girls' name
578 babies named Marchell in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
44% of everyone ever named Marchell was born in this single decade.
43 babies were named Marchell in 1960 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Marchell
The Social Security Administration has registered 578 babies named Marchell between 1952 and 2001, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marchell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 43 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Marchell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marchell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Marchell 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 578 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.
Marchell at a glance
Last recorded 2001Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Marchell popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1952
- Peak year (1960)
- 43
- Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2001.
578 total births across 50 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1960 with 43 births in a single year.
Marchell popularity over time — boys
6 total births recorded since 1922 (Marchell as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Marchell accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Marchell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 254 births that decade — 44% of Marchell's all-time total
Marchell decade highlights
- Peak decade 254 births
- Runner-up 126 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Marchell's strongest decade
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 44% 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, 1952–2001 (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.