How Many People Are Named Marcelus?
people named Marcelus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,146,929 people in the US has this name
Based on 307 babies named Marcelus in Social Security records from 1970 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
18 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Marcelus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Marcelus alive today is about 24 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 34 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Marcelus first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 1996, to 18 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
Marcelus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,751, in 1991.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,751 (1991) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,515 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Marcelus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marcelus were born in California than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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