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Marcel

/mɑˈɹsɛl/ · 95% boys · #731 in the US for boys, 2025

Marcel has been given to about 21,123 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/mɑˈɹsɛl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 17,069
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marcel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 417
  • Born in 2025364
  • All time21,123
  • England & Wales, 2025#556 · 70

How popular is Marcel?

Marcel ranks 731st among American boys in 2025, with 364 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 417 babies were given the name, ranking 659th. The typical living American called Marcel is about 32 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Marcel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Markel0.97
  2. Marcell0.91
  3. Markell0.88
  4. Marvel0.88
  5. Darrel0.75
  6. Carmel0.75
  7. Marcelo0.74
  8. Manuel0.70

Middle names for Marcel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marcel Paul0.77
  2. Marcel John0.77
  3. Marcel Blake0.76
  4. Marcel Wade0.76
  5. Marcel Ross0.76
  6. Marcel Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Marcel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.98
  2. Vicentebrother · 0.97
  3. Aronbrother · 0.97
  4. Noemisister · 0.96
  5. Georginasister · 0.96
  6. Linasister · 0.95

Where Marcel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.03%
  2. Connecticut0.03%
  3. Louisiana0.02%
  4. Minnesota0.02%
  5. New York0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Marcel Anderson0.77
  2. Marcel White0.72
  3. Marcel Nguyen0.72
  4. Marcel Hill0.72
  5. Marcel Hall0.72
  6. Marcel Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Marcel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Marcel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.