Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Young Warrior
Hammer
Syllables
3
Themes
- Shakespearean
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Marcellus
Pronunciation
mar-cellus, marce(l)-lus
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #732, 351 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1054, 208 births)
- Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #7994, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 208 | – |
| 2024 | 240 | – |
| 2023 | 271 | – |
| 2022 | 332 | – |
| 2021 | 351 | – |
| 2020 | 328 | – |
| 2019 | 234 | – |
| 2018 | 217 | – |
| 2017 | 181 | – |
| 2016 | 154 | – |
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 #1535, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 5 |
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 1905 (rank #449, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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