Marcellus

Given to 9,608 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#1054
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
208
boys 208
Peak year
2021
351 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
9,608
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Marcellus was most popular in 2021, when 351 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.20 per 1,000). In 2025, 208 babies were named Marcellus, ranking #1054 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.06250.1250.18750.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Marcellus was most popular in 2021, when 351 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.20 per 1,000). In 2025, 208 babies were named Marcellus, ranking #1054 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.06250.1250.18750.251880192019602000Peak 2021

Marcellus was most popular in 2021, when 351 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.20 per 1,000). In 2025, 208 babies were named Marcellus, ranking #1054 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 208 1054
2024 <5 — 241 950
2023 <5 — 271 868
2022 <5 — 332 760
2021 <5 — 351 732
2020 <5 — 329 741
2019 <5 — 234 930
2018 <5 — 218 952
2017 <5 — 181 1081
2016 <5 — 154 1219
2015 <5 — 147 1239
2014 <5 — 126 1355
2013 <5 — 80 1794
2012 <5 — 85 1756
2011 <5 — 87 1703
2010 <5 — 91 1687
2009 <5 — 99 1604
2008 <5 — 106 1523
2007 <5 — 92 1658
2006 <5 — 96 1543
2005 <5 — 106 1402
2004 <5 — 93 1467
2003 <5 — 114 1262
2002 <5 — 98 1346
2001 <5 — 117 1171
2000 <5 — 114 1188
1999 <5 — 91 1320
1998 <5 — 91 1301
1997 <5 — 110 1134
1996 <5 — 101 1162
1995 <5 — 97 1172
1994 <5 — 110 1063
1993 <5 — 117 1015
1992 <5 — 104 1077
1991 <5 — 104 1063
1990 <5 — 107 1023
1989 <5 — 83 1162
1988 <5 — 77 1145
1987 <5 — 93 982
1986 <5 — 70 1127
1985 <5 — 65 1158
1984 <5 — 84 968
1983 <5 — 54 1253
1982 <5 — 37 1622
1981 <5 — 64 1143
1980 <5 — 47 1378
1979 <5 — 68 1077
1978 <5 — 65 1079
1977 <5 — 67 1054
1976 <5 — 59 1100
1975 <5 — 93 861
1974 <5 — 73 953
1973 <5 — 78 904
1972 <5 — 96 815
1971 <5 — 121 742
1970 5 7995 98 818
1969 <5 — 86 831
1968 <5 — 84 809
1967 <5 — 71 848
1966 <5 — 59 941
1965 <5 — 60 948
1964 <5 — 68 921
1963 <5 — 39 1238
1962 <5 — 50 1082
1961 <5 — 45 1179
1960 <5 — 50 1098
1959 <5 — 31 1416
1958 <5 — 35 1305
1957 <5 — 40 1234
1956 <5 — 43 1157
1955 <5 — 52 1047
1954 <5 — 65 918
1953 <5 — 41 1155
1952 <5 — 49 1027
1951 <5 — 37 1195
1950 <5 — 21 1615
1949 <5 — 46 1029
1948 <5 — 35 1217
1947 <5 — 39 1159
1946 <5 — 40 1094
1945 <5 — 26 1296
1944 <5 — 25 1328
1943 <5 — 26 1368
1942 <5 — 37 1119
1941 <5 — 27 1276
1940 <5 — 25 1334
1939 <5 — 27 1272
1938 <5 — 34 1109
1937 <5 — 37 1056
1936 <5 — 33 1142
1935 <5 — 32 1165
1934 <5 — 39 1038
1933 <5 — 24 1361
1932 <5 — 34 1157
1931 <5 — 50 910
1930 <5 — 49 967
1929 <5 — 45 1010
1928 <5 — 43 1057
1927 <5 — 50 990
1926 <5 — 45 1034
1925 <5 — 45 1022
1924 <5 — 57 925
1923 <5 — 59 882
1922 <5 — 60 891
1921 <5 — 53 962
1920 <5 — 66 826
1919 <5 — 50 949
1918 <5 — 56 889
1917 <5 — 53 876
1916 <5 — 69 724
1915 <5 — 55 823
1914 <5 — 42 819
1913 <5 — 29 914
1912 <5 — 24 918
1911 <5 — 15 856
1910 <5 — 17 729
1909 <5 — 11 893
1908 <5 — 12 779
1907 <5 — 7 1094
1906 <5 — 14 640
1905 <5 — <5 —
1904 <5 — 14 612
1903 <5 — 14 595
1902 <5 — 16 536
1901 <5 — 9 727
1900 <5 — 11 785
1899 <5 — 9 714
1898 <5 — <5 —
1897 <5 — 9 725
1896 <5 — 8 826
1895 <5 — <5 —
1894 <5 — 10 668
1893 <5 — 9 705
1892 <5 — 7 861
1891 <5 — 7 766
1890 <5 — 7 814
1889 <5 — 12 549
1888 <5 — 9 704
1887 <5 — 9 631
1886 <5 — 9 647
1885 <5 — 11 577
1884 <5 — 11 570
1883 <5 — 5 892
1882 <5 — 6 837
1881 <5 — 8 653
1880 <5 — 11 571

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Other spellings

Marcellous · 1,062 Marcellis · 310 Marcelus · 307 Marcelis · 113

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Where Marcellus is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years