Is Marcel a boy or girl name?
Marcel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 339 boys were named Marcel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.8% of the 20,759 US babies named Marcel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #753
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Marcel since 1881
- 20,759
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 417 babies
Boys and girls named Marcel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 646 | 25 | 3.7% |
| 1920s | 1,281 | 79 | 5.8% |
| 1930s | 877 | 37 | 4% |
| 1940s | 757 | 63 | 7.7% |
| 1950s | 1,035 | 170 | 14.1% |
| 1960s | 1,451 | 245 | 14.4% |
| 1970s | 1,718 | 164 | 8.7% |
| 1980s | 2,139 | 87 | 3.9% |
| 1990s | 2,793 | 75 | 2.6% |
| 2000s | 2,253 | 37 | 1.6% |
| 2010s | 2,864 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 1,857 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 339 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 341 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 417 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 387 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 373 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 310 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 326 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 315 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 317 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 308 | #772 | 5 | #18,166 |
| 2014 | 264 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 275 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 238 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 256 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 255 | #838 | 5 | #18,821 |
| 2009 | 234 | #892 | 5 | #19,132 |
| 2008 | 260 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 248 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 198 | #946 | 6 | #16,389 |
| 2005 | 238 | #806 | 5 | #18,175 |
| 2004 | 212 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 227 | #773 | 5 | #17,385 |
| 2002 | 195 | #854 | 5 | #17,134 |
| 2001 | 214 | #791 | 6 | #14,661 |
| 2000 | 227 | #748 | 5 | #16,628 |
| 1999 | 273 | #641 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 1998 | 259 | #661 | 9 | #9,804 |
| 1997 | 250 | #659 | 6 | #13,106 |
| 1996 | 276 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 253 | #656 | 5 | #14,846 |
| 1994 | 265 | #640 | 10 | #8,534 |
| 1993 | 262 | #640 | 10 | #8,453 |
| 1992 | 336 | #557 | 11 | #7,836 |
| 1991 | 292 | #597 | 6 | #12,480 |
| 1990 | 327 | #562 | 11 | #7,648 |
| 1989 | 279 | #587 | 5 | #13,692 |
| 1988 | 278 | #551 | 14 | #5,779 |
| 1987 | 233 | #594 | 10 | #7,131 |
| 1986 | 248 | #565 | 10 | #6,915 |
| 1985 | 201 | #617 | 12 | #5,900 |
| 1984 | 191 | #619 | 12 | #5,739 |
| 1983 | 206 | #597 | 6 | #9,737 |
| 1982 | 151 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 176 | #641 | 8 | #7,845 |
| 1980 | 176 | #658 | 10 | #6,593 |
| 1979 | 160 | #676 | 20 | #3,855 |
| 1978 | 135 | #725 | 9 | #6,712 |
| 1977 | 173 | #645 | 12 | #5,400 |
| 1976 | 167 | #636 | 8 | #7,006 |
| 1975 | 183 | #597 | 14 | #4,482 |
| 1974 | 151 | #658 | 11 | #5,206 |
| 1973 | 185 | #585 | 17 | #3,733 |
| 1972 | 202 | #564 | 17 | #3,653 |
| 1971 | 179 | #621 | 24 | #2,915 |
| 1970 | 183 | #600 | 32 | #2,383 |
| 1969 | 175 | #588 | 22 | #2,884 |
| 1968 | 162 | #595 | 15 | #3,543 |
| 1967 | 164 | #591 | 23 | #2,606 |
| 1966 | 141 | #624 | 18 | #2,998 |
| 1965 | 166 | #591 | 27 | #2,322 |
| 1964 | 148 | #640 | 31 | #2,177 |
| 1963 | 123 | #699 | 29 | #2,234 |
| 1962 | 131 | #677 | 21 | #2,709 |
| 1961 | 118 | #705 | 31 | #2,133 |
| 1960 | 123 | #705 | 28 | #2,226 |
| 1959 | 114 | #720 | 12 | #3,743 |
| 1958 | 104 | #730 | 19 | #2,720 |
| 1957 | 106 | #731 | 24 | #2,324 |
| 1956 | 121 | #684 | 22 | #2,430 |
| 1955 | 83 | #805 | 18 | #2,685 |
| 1954 | 107 | #703 | 22 | #2,342 |
| 1953 | 108 | #691 | 12 | #3,392 |
| 1952 | 108 | #670 | 15 | #2,875 |
| 1951 | 96 | #709 | 19 | #2,359 |
| 1950 | 88 | #733 | 7 | #4,574 |
| 1949 | 88 | #735 | 6 | #5,031 |
| 1948 | 110 | #645 | 10 | #3,503 |
| 1947 | 98 | #700 | 6 | #5,079 |
| 1946 | 63 | #833 | 6 | #4,775 |
| 1945 | 75 | #704 | 6 | #4,345 |
| 1944 | 48 | #928 | 8 | #3,573 |
| 1943 | 83 | #706 | 6 | #4,498 |
| 1942 | 80 | #720 | 5 | #5,087 |
| 1941 | 59 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 53 | #866 | 10 | #2,884 |
| 1939 | 76 | #683 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1938 | 70 | #733 | 10 | #2,857 |
| 1937 | 69 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 57 | #814 | 5 | #4,611 |
| 1935 | 70 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 100 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 79 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 114 | #554 | 5 | #4,841 |
| 1931 | 113 | #552 | 9 | #3,137 |
| 1930 | 129 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 128 | #519 | 5 | #5,011 |
| 1928 | 134 | #523 | 5 | #5,160 |
| 1927 | 142 | #509 | 7 | #4,117 |
| 1926 | 121 | #561 | 9 | #3,438 |
| 1925 | 148 | #500 | 5 | #5,485 |
| 1924 | 142 | #530 | 8 | #3,878 |
| 1923 | 145 | #510 | 10 | #3,268 |
| 1922 | 114 | #607 | 8 | #3,880 |
| 1921 | 101 | #637 | 15 | #2,453 |
| 1920 | 106 | #613 | 7 | #4,242 |
| 1919 | 100 | #607 | 10 | #3,133 |
| 1918 | 112 | #577 | 8 | #3,720 |
| 1917 | 104 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 74 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 90 | #607 | 7 | #3,658 |
| 1914 | 63 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 44 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 28 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 20 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #963 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marcel reached #500 in 1925. As a girl name, it reached #2,133 in 1961. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marcel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.