Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Marcel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Marcel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2022

Peak rank proxy

417

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1881Peak 20222024

Peak year

2022

Decline from peak

18.7%

2024

339

All-time

19,767

Marcel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2022, when 417 boys were named Marcel.

In 2024, only 339 boys were given the name.

Down 18.7% from its peak.

All told, about 19,767 Americans have been named Marcel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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