Markell
Markell was the 3065th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 833rd; the most babies were born in 2005 (176). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,317 places. More babies were named Markell in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,065 boys, down 1,308 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005176 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,936babies recorded
Markell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 219 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,065 | 40 |
| 2020 | #1,757 | 88 |
| 2010 | #1,203 | 149 |
| 2000 | #1,064 | 135 |
| 1990 | #1,266 | 77 |
| 1980 | #2,685 | 18 |
| 1970 | #3,004 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Markell, counting every spelling?
Markell is the most common spelling of 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 Markell?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Markell (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Markell 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Markell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Markell?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Markell are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 15 and 31. That makes Markell 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.
Markell by state
How common Markell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 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 Markell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Markell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Markell
How popular is the name Markell?
Markell was the 3065th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 833rd; the most babies were born in 2005 (176). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,317 places. More babies were named Markell in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Markell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Markell in the US.
Where is Markell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Markell was most common in Mississippi (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Louisiana.