Marcel is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Marcel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #731 for boy births in the United States (and #1,472 across all names), given to 364 babies — 369 including U.S. territories. Marcel first appears in 1881 and peaked in 2022 (417 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 364 | 369 | — | #731 |
| 2024 | 339 | 339 | — | #755 |
| 2023 | 341 | 348 | — | #761 |
| 2022 | 417 | 417 | — | #659 |
| 2021 | 387 | 387 | — | #686 |
| 2020 | 373 | 378 | — | #686 |
| 2019 | 310 | 315 | — | #766 |
| 2018 | 326 | 326 | — | #733 |
| 2017 | 315 | 315 | — | #749 |
| 2016 | 317 | 317 | — | #766 |
| 2015 | 313 | 318 | #18,169 | #772 |
| 2014 | 264 | 264 | — | #848 |
| 2013 | 275 | 275 | — | #801 |
| 2012 | 238 | 238 | — | #882 |
| 2011 | 256 | 256 | — | #842 |
| 2010 | 260 | 265 | #18,823 | #838 |
| 2009 | 239 | 239 | #19,134 | #892 |
| 2008 | 260 | 267 | — | #839 |
| 2007 | 248 | 248 | — | #852 |
| 2006 | 204 | 204 | #16,389 | #946 |
| 2005 | 243 | 243 | #18,178 | #806 |
| 2004 | 212 | 212 | — | #840 |
| 2003 | 232 | 232 | #17,387 | #773 |
| 2002 | 200 | 200 | #17,135 | #854 |
| 2001 | 220 | 220 | #14,662 | #791 |
| 2000 | 232 | 232 | #16,628 | #748 |
| 1999 | 280 | 280 | #12,181 | #641 |
| 1998 | 268 | 268 | #9,804 | #661 |
| 1997 | 256 | — | #13,106 | #659 |
| 1996 | 276 | — | — | #627 |
| 1995 | 258 | — | #14,846 | #656 |
| 1994 | 275 | — | #8,532 | #640 |
| 1993 | 272 | — | #8,452 | #640 |
| 1992 | 347 | — | #7,835 | #557 |
| 1991 | 298 | — | #12,480 | #597 |
| 1990 | 338 | — | #7,649 | #562 |
| 1989 | 284 | — | #13,692 | #587 |
| 1988 | 292 | — | #5,779 | #551 |
| 1987 | 243 | — | #7,130 | #594 |
| 1986 | 258 | — | #6,917 | #565 |
| 1985 | 213 | — | #5,900 | #617 |
| 1984 | 203 | — | #5,739 | #619 |
| 1983 | 212 | — | #9,738 | #597 |
| 1982 | 151 | — | — | #710 |
| 1981 | 184 | — | #7,845 | #641 |
| 1980 | 186 | — | #6,593 | #658 |
| 1979 | 180 | — | #3,855 | #676 |
| 1978 | 144 | — | #6,713 | #725 |
| 1977 | 185 | — | #5,400 | #645 |
| 1976 | 175 | — | #7,005 | #636 |
| 1975 | 197 | — | #4,482 | #597 |
| 1974 | 162 | — | #5,207 | #657 |
| 1973 | 202 | — | #3,734 | #585 |
| 1972 | 219 | — | #3,652 | #564 |
| 1971 | 203 | — | #2,915 | #621 |
| 1970 | 215 | — | #2,383 | #600 |
| 1969 | 197 | — | #2,884 | #588 |
| 1968 | 177 | — | #3,542 | #595 |
| 1967 | 187 | — | #2,606 | #591 |
| 1966 | 159 | — | #2,998 | #624 |
| 1965 | 193 | — | #2,323 | #591 |
| 1964 | 179 | — | #2,175 | #640 |
| 1963 | 152 | — | #2,234 | #699 |
| 1962 | 152 | — | #2,709 | #677 |
| 1961 | 149 | — | #2,132 | #706 |
| 1960 | 151 | — | #2,226 | #705 |
| 1959 | 126 | — | #3,744 | #720 |
| 1958 | 123 | — | #2,719 | #730 |
| 1957 | 130 | — | #2,324 | #731 |
| 1956 | 143 | — | #2,430 | #684 |
| 1955 | 101 | — | #2,685 | #805 |
| 1954 | 129 | — | #2,342 | #703 |
| 1953 | 120 | — | #3,392 | #691 |
| 1952 | 123 | — | #2,875 | #669 |
| 1951 | 115 | — | #2,359 | #709 |
| 1950 | 95 | — | #4,574 | #733 |
| 1949 | 94 | — | #5,031 | #735 |
| 1948 | 120 | — | #3,502 | #644 |
| 1947 | 104 | — | #5,079 | #700 |
| 1946 | 69 | — | #4,775 | #833 |
| 1945 | 81 | — | #4,345 | #704 |
| 1944 | 56 | — | #3,573 | #928 |
| 1943 | 89 | — | #4,498 | #706 |
| 1942 | 85 | — | #5,088 | #720 |
| 1941 | 59 | — | — | #831 |
| 1940 | 63 | — | #2,884 | #867 |
| 1939 | 84 | — | #3,313 | #683 |
| 1938 | 80 | — | #2,857 | #733 |
| 1937 | 69 | — | — | #736 |
| 1936 | 62 | — | #4,611 | #814 |
| 1935 | 70 | — | — | #736 |
| 1934 | 100 | — | — | #591 |
| 1933 | 79 | — | — | #663 |
| 1932 | 119 | — | #4,841 | #554 |
| 1931 | 122 | — | #3,137 | #552 |
| 1930 | 129 | — | — | #527 |
| 1929 | 133 | — | #5,011 | #519 |
| 1928 | 139 | — | #5,160 | #523 |
| 1927 | 149 | — | #4,117 | #509 |
| 1926 | 130 | — | #3,438 | #561 |
| 1925 | 153 | — | #5,485 | #500 |
| 1924 | 150 | — | #3,878 | #530 |
| 1923 | 155 | — | #3,267 | #510 |
| 1922 | 122 | — | #3,880 | #607 |
| 1921 | 116 | — | #2,453 | #637 |
| 1920 | 113 | — | #4,242 | #613 |
| 1919 | 110 | — | #3,133 | #607 |
| 1918 | 120 | — | #3,720 | #577 |
| 1917 | 104 | — | — | #583 |
| 1916 | 74 | — | — | #692 |
| 1915 | 97 | — | #3,658 | #607 |
| 1914 | 63 | — | — | #641 |
| 1913 | 44 | — | — | #687 |
| 1912 | 28 | — | — | #846 |
| 1911 | 20 | — | — | #722 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,229 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1907 | 9 | — | — | #972 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | — | #895 |
| 1905 | 9 | — | — | #888 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,331 |
| 1903 | 8 | — | — | #887 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | — | #909 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | — | #1,081 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,204 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #917 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,072 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #963 |