Marcellus

Boy name

Marcellus has been given to 9,608 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2021.

Meaning & origin /mɑɹˈsɛləs/

Borrowed from Latin Marcellus. Doublet of Marcel.

Origin: Latin

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

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Total babies

9,608

Peak year

2021 (351 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +41%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

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

9,609 babies since 1989

9,656 babies since 1913

9,547 babies since 1880

9,529 babies since 1994

9,708 babies since 1954

9,729 babies since 1924

9,487 babies since 1880

9,476 babies since 1927

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