Is Markel a boy or girl name?
Markel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 49 boys were named Markel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.5% of the 4,791 US babies named Markel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,688
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Markel since 1948
- 4,791
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 183 babies
Boys and girls named Markel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 133 | 10 | 7% |
| 1980s | 326 | 5 | 1.5% |
| 1990s | 1,259 | 84 | 6.3% |
| 2000s | 1,447 | 22 | 1.5% |
| 2010s | 1,015 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 328 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49 | #2,688 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,261 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 62 | #2,308 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 73 | #2,030 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 81 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 86 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 85 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 92 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 110 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 95 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 110 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 123 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 126 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 144 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 147 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 139 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 169 | #1,006 | 8 | #12,585 |
| 2004 | 149 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 136 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 118 | #1,189 | 8 | #11,795 |
| 2001 | 164 | #946 | 6 | #14,675 |
| 2000 | 143 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 172 | #883 | 11 | #8,591 |
| 1998 | 161 | #899 | 7 | #11,932 |
| 1997 | 156 | #890 | 7 | #11,605 |
| 1996 | 139 | #940 | 8 | #10,174 |
| 1995 | 167 | #832 | 8 | #10,166 |
| 1994 | 162 | #842 | 11 | #7,956 |
| 1993 | 83 | #1,250 | 6 | #12,826 |
| 1992 | 65 | #1,425 | 9 | #9,218 |
| 1991 | 79 | #1,259 | 5 | #14,522 |
| 1990 | 75 | #1,281 | 12 | #7,144 |
| 1989 | 54 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,230 | 5 | #13,080 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,317 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,685 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,287 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,444 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,472 | 5 | #10,231 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,359 | 5 | #9,988 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,479 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,151 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,275 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,003 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,153 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,187 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,887 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,202 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,797 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,760 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,169 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,587 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,388 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,658 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,058 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,007 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,030 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,998 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Markel reached #832 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #7,144 in 1990. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Markel
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.