Masculine dossier · first seen 1948

Markel

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1999

Peak era

1999

Peak rank proxy

172

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1948Peak 19992024

Peak year

1999

Decline from peak

71.5%

2024

All-time

4,670

Markel is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1999, when 172 boys were named Markel.

In 2024, only 49 boys were given the name.

Down 71.5% from its peak.

All told, about 4,670 Americans have been named Markel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1948.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1999

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