Is Marquel a boy or girl name?
Marquel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 14 boys were named Marquel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.4% of the 2,947 US babies named Marquel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,332
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Marquel since 1968
- 2,947
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 139 babies
Boys and girls named Marquel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1970s | 108 | 37 | 25.5% |
| 1980s | 352 | 59 | 14.4% |
| 1990s | 1,026 | 112 | 9.8% |
| 2000s | 677 | 25 | 3.6% |
| 2010s | 424 | 5 | 1.2% |
| 2020s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,332 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,110 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,052 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,185 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 31 | #3,541 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,085 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,580 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 41 | #2,929 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,337 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,788 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,650 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,803 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,535 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 55 | #2,345 | 5 | #18,845 |
| 2009 | 49 | #2,577 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 73 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 69 | #1,960 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 68 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 67 | #1,848 | 5 | #17,840 |
| 2003 | 74 | #1,682 | 5 | #17,407 |
| 2002 | 60 | #1,882 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,644 | 6 | #14,686 |
| 2000 | 97 | #1,328 | 9 | #10,433 |
| 1999 | 98 | #1,264 | 7 | #12,198 |
| 1998 | 118 | #1,093 | 8 | #10,762 |
| 1997 | 115 | #1,109 | 13 | #7,132 |
| 1996 | 108 | #1,109 | 12 | #7,419 |
| 1995 | 121 | #1,012 | 18 | #5,358 |
| 1994 | 110 | #1,068 | 9 | #9,318 |
| 1993 | 87 | #1,212 | 12 | #7,324 |
| 1992 | 103 | #1,088 | 17 | #5,629 |
| 1991 | 86 | #1,200 | 7 | #11,032 |
| 1990 | 80 | #1,232 | 9 | #8,957 |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,276 | 13 | #6,395 |
| 1988 | 46 | #1,588 | 10 | #7,479 |
| 1987 | 59 | #1,277 | 5 | #12,493 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,777 | 8 | #8,201 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,822 | 7 | #8,907 |
| 1984 | 36 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,633 | 6 | #9,763 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,663 | 5 | #11,587 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,852 | 5 | #11,447 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,687 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,860 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,830 | 5 | #9,991 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,633 | 7 | #7,374 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,937 | 5 | #9,240 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,861 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,224 | 7 | #7,067 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,433 | 7 | #6,779 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,202 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,738 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marquel reached #1,012 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #5,358 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marquel
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.