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Marquel

92% boys · 13 born in 2025

Marquel has been given to about 2,960 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,766
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marquel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1995 · 139
  • Born in 202513
  • All time2,960

How popular is Marquel?

Its best year was 1995, when 139 babies were given the name, ranking 1012th. The typical living American called Marquel is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Marquel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marcel0.81
  2. Markel0.81
  3. Marques0.79
  4. Marquez0.79
  5. Marvel0.74
  6. Manuel0.71
  7. Marcell0.73
  8. Markell0.73

Middle names for Marquel

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

Sibling names for Marquel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tianasister · 0.85
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.85
  3. Kianasister · 0.84
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.83
  5. Daliasister · 0.83
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.83

Where Marquel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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