How Many People Are Named Marcellus?
people named Marcellus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 45,601 people in the US has this name
Based on 9,608 babies named Marcellus in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
351 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Roman family name which was originally a diminutive of MARCUS. This was the name of two popes.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Marcellus (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Marcellus alive today is about 27 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 42 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Marcellus first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2021, to 351 babies. In 2025, 208 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Marcellus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #548, in 1902. In 2025 it ranked #1,054.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,054 |
| Best rank | #548 (1902) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #838 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Marcellus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marcellus were born in California than in any other state: about 590 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Marcellus was given 8.6 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.7 times in Virginia and 2 times in Illinois.
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