Markel
Markel was the 3111th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 832nd; the most babies were born in 1999 (172). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,600 places. More babies were named Markel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,111 boys, down 1,270 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1999172 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,829babies recorded
Markel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 121 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,111 | 39 |
| 2020 | #1,841 | 81 |
| 2010 | #1,355 | 126 |
| 2000 | #1,023 | 143 |
| 1990 | #1,281 | 75 |
| 1980 | #2,684 | 18 |
| 1970 | #3,003 | 11 |
| 1960 | #2,797 | 10 |
| 1950 | #4,007 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Markel, counting every spelling?
Markel is a spelling of Markell, a name family that had 84 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 84 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markell | 40 | #3,065 | 295 |
| Markel | 39 | #3,111 | 286 |
| Markelle | 5 | #13,218 | 30 |
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 Markel?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Markel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Markel 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 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Markel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Markel?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Markel are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 15 and 31. That makes Markel mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Markel by state
How common Markel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Markel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Markel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Markel
How popular is the name Markel?
Markel was the 3111th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 832nd; the most babies were born in 1999 (172). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,600 places. More babies were named Markel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Markel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Markel in the US.
Where is Markel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Markel was most common in Mississippi (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Louisiana.