Recorded 1926–2023 Unisex name Peak 1999 260 births

Marzell — boys' name

260 babies named Marzell in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s181940s51950s301960s171970s191980s181990s412000s502010s432020s8
2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Marzell was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Marzell in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marzell

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Marzell between 1926 and 2023, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marzell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Marzell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 204 additional births since 1918.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marzell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Marzell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marzell 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 260 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.

Marzell at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

260

Since 1926

98 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1926

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2023

Marzell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1926

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
4681012 20232011200219941979195719351926 6

Marzell popularity over time — girls

204 total births recorded since 1918 (Marzell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 204 births
468101214 19571945193719331928192419201918 5

Marzell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
50 births that decade — 19% of Marzell's all-time total
1920s111930s181940s51950s301960s171970s191980s181990s412000s502010s432020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marzell?
260 babies have been named Marzell since 1926. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
When was Marzell most popular?
Marzell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Is Marzell a unisex name?
Yes, Marzell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 260 births, and as a girl's name it has 204 births.
How long has the name Marzell been used?
Marzell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 98 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Marzell?
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.

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, 1926–2023 (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.