Is Markell a boy or girl name?
Markell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 55 boys were named Markell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.5% of the 4,895 US babies named Markell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,489
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Markell since 1962
- 4,895
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 185 babies
Boys and girls named Markell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 182 | 38 | 17.3% |
| 1980s | 364 | 37 | 9.2% |
| 1990s | 1,230 | 100 | 7.5% |
| 2000s | 1,486 | 44 | 2.9% |
| 2010s | 1,042 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 343 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | #2,489 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 69 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,485 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 75 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 88 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 83 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 95 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 107 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 88 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 107 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 104 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 109 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 132 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 149 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 169 | #1,098 | 5 | #19,160 |
| 2008 | 158 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 152 | #1,167 | 5 | #19,466 |
| 2006 | 160 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 176 | #986 | 9 | #11,501 |
| 2004 | 139 | #1,137 | 5 | #17,829 |
| 2003 | 126 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 125 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 146 | #1,018 | 10 | #9,838 |
| 2000 | 135 | #1,064 | 10 | #9,630 |
| 1999 | 151 | #960 | 6 | #13,780 |
| 1998 | 159 | #906 | 10 | #9,024 |
| 1997 | 137 | #965 | 6 | #13,121 |
| 1996 | 112 | #1,085 | 13 | #6,989 |
| 1995 | 165 | #840 | 17 | #5,598 |
| 1994 | 164 | #833 | 11 | #7,957 |
| 1993 | 91 | #1,176 | 8 | #10,195 |
| 1992 | 84 | #1,232 | 10 | #8,493 |
| 1991 | 90 | #1,168 | 5 | #14,523 |
| 1990 | 77 | #1,266 | 14 | #6,336 |
| 1989 | 62 | #1,395 | 6 | #11,763 |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,540 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,626 | 8 | #8,461 |
| 1986 | 50 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 39 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,751 | 5 | #11,482 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,392 | 9 | #7,249 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,686 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,439 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,885 | 9 | #6,657 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,302 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,632 | 7 | #7,371 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,287 | 8 | #6,434 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,387 | 6 | #7,857 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,004 | 8 | #6,141 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,235 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,978 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,821 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,203 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Markell reached #833 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #5,598 in 1995. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Markell
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.