How Many People Are Named Markell?
people named Markell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 70,953 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,936 babies named Markell in Social Security records from 1962 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
185 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Markell, 4.4% were girls and 95.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Markell fell from 17.3% in the 1970s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Markell alive today is about 23 years old, and 73% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Markell first appears in the records in 1962 and was given most often in 2005, to 185 babies. In 2025, 40 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1962 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Markell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #831, in 1994. In 2025 it ranked #3,064.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,064 |
| Best rank | #831 (1994) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,111 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Markell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Markell were born in California than in any other state: about 255 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Markell was given 3.2 times as often in Mississippi, 3.2 times in South Carolina and 3.1 times in Louisiana.
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