How Many People Are Named Marcell?
people named Marcell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 70,821 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,988 babies named Marcell in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
112 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Hungarian form of MARCELLUS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Marcell, 12.5% were girls and 87.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Marcell fell from 48.7% in the 1910s to 0% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1930s, at 59.1%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Marcell alive today is about 34 years old, and 45% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 49 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Marcell first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1991, to 112 babies. In 2025, 58 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Marcell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,009, in 1973. In 2025 it ranked #2,375. Among girls, its best rank was #1,419, in 1923.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,375 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,009 (1973) | #1,419 (1923) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,214 in the 1990s | #1,880 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Marcell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marcell were born in California than in any other state: about 610 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Marcell was given 4.7 times as often in Michigan, 3.7 times in Illinois and 2.6 times in California.
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