Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Marcellus

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

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

351

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

31.6%

2024

240

All-time

9,392

Marcellus is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 351 boys were named Marcellus.

In 2024, only 240 boys were given the name.

All told, about 9,392 Americans have been named Marcellus and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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