Marcellous
Marcellous was the 6676th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 1908th; the most babies were born in 1993 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,785 places. More babies were named Marcellous in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,676 boys, down 1,516 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199336 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,062babies recorded
Marcellous popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,676 | 13 |
| 2020 | #5,160 | 18 |
| 2010 | #6,588 | 13 |
| 2000 | #4,015 | 20 |
| 1990 | #4,114 | 14 |
| 1980 | #3,758 | 11 |
| 1970 | #3,431 | 9 |
| 1960 | #2,793 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,033 | 7 |
| 1930 | #4,344 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marcellous, counting every spelling?
Marcellous is the most common spelling of a name family that had 18 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 18 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellous | 13 | #6,676 | 57 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marcellous?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marcellous (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Marcellous born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marcellous.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marcellous?
About 900 people born in the US named Marcellous are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 19 and 45. That makes Marcellous mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marcellous: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marcellous, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marcellous
How popular is the name Marcellous?
Marcellous was the 6676th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 1908th; the most babies were born in 1993 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,785 places. More babies were named Marcellous in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Marcellous a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Marcellous in the US.