Marcel
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning dedicated to Mars, the god of war.
Babies a year
70
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#731
up from #753
UK popularity
#556
70 babies · down from #475
How Marcel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #772 |
| 2016 | #767 |
| 2017 | #749 |
| 2018 | #735 |
| 2019 | #766 |
| 2020 | #686 |
| 2021 | #687 |
| 2022 | #660 |
| 2023 | #760 |
| 2024 | #753 |
| 2025 | #731 |
In 2025, 70 babies in England and Wales were named Marcel. In the US, 314 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Marcel was most common in 1990, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex.
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