Names / Boy names
Marcel
Current rank
#731
holding steady
All-time peak
#500
in 1925
First recorded
1881
in U.S. data
Children named
21,100
since 1881
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #500 in 1925 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(mar-SELL) — French feel; looks classy, sounds charming. Stateside, it makes its debut in 1881. Today it sits at #731 and is holding steady. It peaked in 1925 at #500. More than 21,100 children have been given the name overall.