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Marsel

100% boys · 17 born in 2025

Marsel has been given to about 179 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 175
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marsel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 25
  • Born in 202517
  • All time179
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Marsel?

Its best year was 2023, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 4297th. The typical living American called Marsel is about 6 years old today.

Names that sound like Marsel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marcel0.88
  2. Marvel0.88
  3. Markel0.88
  4. Marcell0.79
  5. Markell0.79
  6. Darrel0.75
  7. Carmel0.75
  8. Ansel0.75

Middle names for Marsel

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

Sibling names for Marsel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Asaiahbrother · 0.85
  2. Azaiahbrother · 0.85
  3. Oziasbrother · 0.85
  4. Elowensister · 0.84
  5. Xylasister · 0.84
  6. Kiyomisister · 0.84

Where Marsel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.