Marcellus
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning dedicated to Mars.
How Marcellus has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #960 |
| 2019 | #935 |
| 2020 | #741 |
| 2021 | #732 |
| 2022 | #760 |
| 2023 | #875 |
| 2024 | #948 |
Marcellus by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Marcellus. In the US, 178 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Names that come from Marcellus
Forms of Marcellus in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marcellus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marcellousdedicated to Mars; a form of Marcellus17 in the US (2017)
- Marcellisdedicated to mars; a form of marcellus6 in the US (2017)
- Marcelusof mars; warlike; a form of Marcellus5 in the US (2017)
- Marcellodedicated to mars; a form of Marcellus142 in the US (2017)
- Marcelldedicated to Mars; a variant of Marcel72 in the US (2017)
- Marcellededicated to Mars; feminine form of Marcel22 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Marcellus
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