US rank #5494 Boys' name Peak 2023 162 births

Marsel — #5494 US boys' name

162 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.

1970s51980s51990s52000s212010s522020s74
#5494
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Marsel was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

25 babies were named Marsel in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marsel

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Marsel between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marsel currently holds the #5494 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marsel performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marsel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marsel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marsel 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 162 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.

Marsel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

162

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2023

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,494

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marsel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
25
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 2024202120172014200219941971 5

Marsel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
74 births that decade — 46% of Marsel's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s52000s212010s522020s74

Marsel by state

Where Marsel concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marsel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
16 9.9%
Florida share of Marsel's total US births 9.9%

16 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marsel?
162 babies have been named Marsel since 1971. It currently ranks #5494 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 25 births.
When was Marsel most popular?
Marsel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Marsel most popular?
The top states for the name Marsel are Florida (16 births).
How long has the name Marsel been used?
Marsel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marsel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.