Marcel

Boy name

Marcel has been given to 21,123 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #731 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /mɑɹˈsɛl/

Borrowed from French Marcel, from Latin Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus. Doublet of Marcellus.

Origin: French

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

21,123

Peak year

2022 (417 babies)

Rank in 2025

#731 for boys

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▲ +16%

Gender split

5% girls / 95% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Marcel.

20,938 babies since 1959

20,811 babies since 1912

20,746 babies since 1914

21,512 babies since 1880

21,573 babies since 1880

20,639 babies since 1902

21,690 babies since 1880

21,694 babies since 1918

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