Is Marcellus a boy or girl name?
Marcellus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 240 boys were named Marcellus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 9,397 US babies named Marcellus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #948
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Marcellus since 1880
- 9,397
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 351 babies
Boys and girls named Marcellus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 410 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 523 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 359 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 326 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 414 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 612 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 818 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 674 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,032 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,035 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,402 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,522 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 240 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 271 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 332 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 351 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 328 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 234 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 217 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 181 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 154 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 147 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 126 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 80 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 85 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 87 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 91 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 99 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 106 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 92 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 96 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 106 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 93 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 114 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 98 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 117 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 114 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 91 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 110 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 101 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 97 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 110 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 117 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 104 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 104 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 107 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 83 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 77 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 93 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 70 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 65 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 84 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 37 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 64 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 47 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 65 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 59 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 93 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 73 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 78 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 96 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 121 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 98 | #821 | 5 | #8,787 |
| 1969 | 86 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 84 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 71 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 60 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 59 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 68 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 39 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 50 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 45 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 50 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 31 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 35 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 43 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 52 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 65 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 49 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 21 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 39 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 37 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 27 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 34 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 39 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 34 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 50 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 49 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 45 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 43 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 50 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 45 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 45 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 57 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 59 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 60 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 53 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 66 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 50 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 56 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 53 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 69 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 55 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 42 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 29 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 24 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 15 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 17 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 12 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 14 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 14 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 14 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 16 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 12 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 11 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #591 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marcellus reached #548 in 1902. As a girl name, it reached #8,787 in 1970. 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 Marcellus
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.