How Many People Are Named Markel?
people named Markel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 72,968 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,829 babies named Markel in Social Security records from 1948 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
183 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Basque form of Martialis (see MARTIAL).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Markel, 2.5% were girls and 97.5% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1970s: 7% of the babies were girls then and 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Markel alive today is about 23 years old, and 74% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Markel first appears in the records in 1948 and was given most often in 1999, to 183 babies. In 2025, 39 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1948 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Markel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #829, in 1995. In 2025 it ranked #3,110.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,110 |
| Best rank | #829 (1995) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,131 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Markel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Markel were born in Georgia than in any other state: about 316 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Markel was given 6.3 times as often in Mississippi, 3.8 times in Georgia and 3.5 times in Louisiana.
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