Markell — #2478 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Markell

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,676 babies named Markell between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Markell currently holds the #2478 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 176 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,486 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Markell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 263 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Markell in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markell 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 4,676 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.