Gender
Origin
- French
- Form of the Latin Marcellus meaning hammer.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Marceau
Pronunciation
m(a)-rceau, mar-ceau
Famous People
French pantomime Marcel Marceau
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #7224, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7679, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #3998, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #25, 1,970 births); most recent 2023 (rank #23, 1,960 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,960 |
| 2022 | 1,970 |
| 2021 | 1,833 |
| 2020 | 1,578 |
| 2019 | 1,419 |
| 2018 | 1,219 |
| 2017 | 1,074 |
| 2016 | 924 |
| 2015 | 769 |
| 2014 | 678 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence