Boys' name · since 1971
Marsel
179 babies named Marsel in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,456 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 179
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
179 babies have been named Marsel since 1971, making it today's #5456 boys' name.
Marsel has 179 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5456 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #13,656 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,456 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 179 born since 1971
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marsel ranks #13,656 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,456 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 179 born since 1971, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,456 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 179
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Marsel's 179 recorded births place it above 69.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Marsel compares
179 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marsel's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marsel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 179 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marsel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marsel splits its recorded history at 2015: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marsel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Marsel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (91 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Marsel's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Marsel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 91 births (51% of all-time use).
Marsel by state
Where Marsel concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 16 | 8.9% |
16 of 179 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marsel's data
- Florida records the most Marsels (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marsel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Marsel 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.