Marquel
Marquel was the 6679th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1012th with 121 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,929 places. More babies were named Marquel in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,679 boys, down 3,137 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1995121 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,960babies recorded
Marquel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 248 since 1968.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,679 | 13 |
| 2020 | #3,542 | 31 |
| 2010 | #2,345 | 55 |
| 2000 | #1,328 | 97 |
| 1990 | #1,232 | 80 |
| 1980 | #2,686 | 18 |
| 1970 | #3,433 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marquel, counting every spelling?
Marquel is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquel | 13 | #6,679 | 94 |
| Marquell | 6 | #11,515 | 67 |
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 Marquel?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marquel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Marquel 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 Marquel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marquel?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Marquel are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 19 and 34. That makes Marquel 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marquel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marquel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marquel
How popular is the name Marquel?
Marquel was the 6679th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1012th with 121 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,929 places. More babies were named Marquel in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Marquel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Marquel in the US.