Marcel Name Popularity

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How popular is Marcel?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Marcel, ranked the 734th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Marcel has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #500 in 1925.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1992 with 336 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Marcel in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1902.

Approximately during the years 1909-1917, 1920-1923, 1944-1948, 1961-1965, and 1982-1986, the name Marcel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1952-1955.

Marcel's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Marcel has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Marcel?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Marcel still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Marcel (Girl)		Marcel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	322	734
2017		< 5	--	314	749
2016		< 5	--	315	768
2015		5	18,132	307	773
2014		< 5	--	261	851
2013		< 5	--	275	800
2012		< 5	--	238	882
2011		< 5	--	256	841
2010		5	18,800	255	838
2009		5	19,110	234	892
2008		< 5	--	260	838
2007		< 5	--	248	852
2006		6	16,385	198	945
2005		5	18,162	238	806
2004		< 5	--	212	838
2003		5	17,379	227	773
2002		5	17,132	195	854
2001		6	14,657	214	791
2000		5	16,626	226	749
1999		7	12,181	273	641
1998		9	9,804	259	661
1997		6	13,105	250	659
1996		< 5	--	276	627
1995		5	14,843	253	656
1994		10	8,532	265	638
1993		10	8,452	262	640
1992		11	7,836	336	557
1991		6	12,479	292	597
1990		11	7,646	327	562
1989		5	13,688	279	587
1988		14	5,778	278	551
1987		10	7,129	233	594
1986		10	6,912	248	564
1985		12	5,896	201	616
1984		12	5,736	191	619
1983		6	9,737	206	596
1982		< 5	--	151	710
1981		8	7,837	176	641
1980		10	6,593	176	657
1979		20	3,857	160	677
1978		9	6,711	134	728
1977		12	5,398	172	645
1976		8	7,005	168	635
1975		14	4,484	184	595
1974		11	5,205	150	659
1973		17	3,732	185	585
1972		17	3,651	202	564
1971		24	2,914	180	620
1970		32	2,385	183	600
1969		22	2,882	175	588
1968		15	3,543	162	595
1967		23	2,605	164	591
1966		18	2,997	141	623
1965		27	2,321	165	592
1964		31	2,176	147	642
1963		29	2,235	124	697
1962		21	2,709	131	677
1961		31	2,132	117	710
1960		28	2,224	124	704
1959		12	3,743	115	718
1958		19	2,716	102	733
1957		24	2,324	107	727
1956		22	2,429	121	684
1955		18	2,685	83	805
1954		22	2,343	107	703
1953		12	3,393	108	691
1952		15	2,876	108	670
1951		19	2,361	96	710
1950		7	4,576	88	732
1949		6	5,031	88	735
1948		10	3,500	110	645
1947		6	5,079	98	700
1946		6	4,774	63	832
1945		6	4,345	75	704
1944		8	3,573	48	928
1943		6	4,498	83	706
1942		5	5,088	80	720
1941		< 5	--	59	831
1940		10	2,884	53	866
1939		8	3,313	76	683
1938		10	2,858	70	733
1937		< 5	--	69	736
1936		5	4,611	57	814
1935		< 5	--	70	736
1934		< 5	--	100	591
1933		< 5	--	79	663
1932		5	4,842	114	554
1931		9	3,136	112	556
1930		< 5	--	129	527
1929		5	5,008	128	519
1928		5	5,156	134	523
1927		7	4,117	142	509
1926		9	3,437	121	561
1925		5	5,485	148	500
1924		8	3,879	142	530
1923		10	3,269	145	510
1922		8	3,880	114	607
1921		15	2,453	101	637
1920		7	4,242	106	613
1919		10	3,134	100	607
1918		8	3,720	112	577
1917		< 5	--	104	583
1916		< 5	--	74	692
1915		7	3,659	90	607
1914		< 5	--	63	641
1913		< 5	--	44	687
1912		< 5	--	28	846
1911		< 5	--	20	722
1910		< 5	--	11	1,019
1909		< 5	--	7	1,229
1908		< 5	--	8	1,082
1907		< 5	--	9	972
1906		< 5	--	9	895
1905		< 5	--	9	888
1904		< 5	--	5	1,331
1903		< 5	--	8	887
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	7	909
1900		< 5	--	< 5	--
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	6	1,081
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	5	1,204
1895		< 5	--	6	1,041
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	7	917
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	5	1,072
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	5	964
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.