Marcel is a boy name family recorded 1,035,743 times in 23 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Hungary (#6 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1919, at 2,338.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Marcelo (Argentina, Montevideo (Uruguay)), Marcell (Hungary).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Marcel
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel | French | 471,285 | 🇫🇷 France | #100 | 1919 | ▲ 141 % |
| Marcel | French | 77,042 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #16 | 2018 | ▼ 11 % |
| Marcel | French | 21,123 | 🇺🇸 United States | #730 | 2022 | ▲ 30 % |
| Marcel | French | 13,322 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #167 | 2001 | ▼ 80 % |
| Marcel | French | 3,571 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #607 | 1948 | ▲ 32 % |
| Marcel | French | 3,489 | 🏴 England & Wales | #556 | 2015 | ▼ 66 % |
| Marcelo | Spanish | 313,298 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #407 | 1966 | ▼ 69 % |
| Marcelo | Spanish | 13,231 | 🇺🇸 United States | #398 | 2025 | ▲ 185 % |
| Marcelo | Spanish | 12,222 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #128 | 1974 | ▼ 84 % |
| Marcelo | Spanish | 385 | 🇫🇷 France | #1341 | 2018 | ▲ 110 % |
| Marcelo | Spanish | 168 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1033 | 2021 | new |
| Marcelo | Spanish | 144 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2939 | 2018 | ▼ 29 % |
| Marceau | French | 36,845 | 🇫🇷 France | #13 | 2025 | ▲ 293 % |
| Marceau | French | 530 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #99 | 2025 | ▲ 604 % |
| Marceau | French | 101 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #367 | 2025 | ▲ 366 % |
| Marceau | French | 51 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7679 | 2024 | – |
| Marceau | French | 6 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #607 | 2025 | – |
| Marcell | German | 15,214 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #6 | 2018 | – |
| Marcell | German | 5,988 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2363 | 1975 | ▲ 17 % |
| Marcell | German | 334 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #436 | 1996 | ▲ 4 % |
| Marcell | German | 225 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3240 | 2017 | ▼ 51 % |
| Marcell | German | 6 | 🇵🇱 Poland | – | 2007 | – |
| Marcell | German | 5 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2017 | – |
| Marcellus | English | 9,608 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1054 | 2021 | ▲ 58 % |
| Marcellus | English | 165 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1915 | – |
| Marcellus | English | 112 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2022 | – |
| Marcellus | English | 6 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2022 | – |
| Marcello | Italian | 6,618 | 🇺🇸 United States | #897 | 2025 | ▲ 91 % |
| Marcello | Italian | 695 | 🇫🇷 France | #1409 | 2025 | ▲ 26 % |
| Marcello | Italian | 586 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1355 | 1969 | ▼ 38 % |
| Marcello | Italian | 202 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2659 | 1997 | ▲ 23 % |
| Marcello | Italian | 129 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1997 | – |
| Marcello | Italian | 96 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1968 | – |
| Markel | Russian | 4,829 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3089 | 1999 | ▼ 60 % |
| Markel | Russian | 104 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #480 | 2016 | ▼ 3 % |
| Markel | Russian | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2006 | – |
| Markel | Russian | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2021 | – |
| Markell | English | 4,936 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3036 | 1995 | ▼ 49 % |
| Marquel | English | 2,960 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6446 | 1995 | ▼ 67 % |
| Marceli | Polish | 2,594 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #186 | 2003 | ▶ 1 % |
| Marceli | Polish | 5 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2009 | – |
| Marquell | English | 1,581 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10695 | 1994 | ▼ 76 % |
| Marchello | Italian | 546 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1981 | – |
| Marcelus | English | 307 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1996 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Marcel ↔ Marcelo — checked by hand
- Marcel ↔ Marcello — checked by hand
- Marcel ↔ Marceli — checked by hand
- Marcello ↔ Marcellus — verified against linguistic sources
- Marcellus ↔ Marcell — verified against linguistic sources
- Marcelo ↔ Marceau — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Marcelo ↔ Marchello — spelling variant
- Marcellus ↔ Marcelus — spelling variant
- Marcel ↔ Markel — spelling variant
- Marcel ↔ Markell — spelling variant
- Marcel ↔ Marquel — spelling variant
- Marcel ↔ Marquell — spelling variant
Questions about Marcel
How popular is the name Marcel?
In 2025 it ranked #6 in Hungary. Official registers record 1,035,743 births across 23 countries.
What is Marcel in other languages?
Marcelo (Spanish); Marceau (French); Marcell (German); Marcellus (English); Marcello (Italian); Markel (Russian); Markell (English); Marquel (English); Marceli (Polish); Marquell (English).
When was Marcel most popular?
It peaked in France in 1919, at 2,338.5 births per 100,000.
Is Marcel a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Marcel is a boy name.