Marcellous Boy
How popular is Marcellous?
#6,442 boy name in 2025
13 baby boys were named Marcellous in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
944living people named Marcellous (est.)
31median age of people named Marcellous
1,062babies named Marcellous since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Marcellous popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,442 for boys (▲ 22 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,035 in 2015, #5,037 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1993 (36 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,870 in 1973 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marcellous counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marcellous family of names ranked #3,868 for boys in 2025 (#4,624 the year before), with 18 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marcellous | 13 | 72% |
| Marcelous | 5 | 28% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Marcellous by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | #3,824 |
| 1920s | 24 | #3,022 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1940s | 46 | #2,607 |
| 1950s | 48 | #2,797 |
| 1960s | 73 | #2,475 |
| 1970s | 117 | #1,870 |
| 1980s | 137 | #2,705 |
| 1990s | 232 | #2,157 |
| 2000s | 176 | #3,523 |
| 2010s | 119 | #4,635 |
| 2020s | 75 | #5,037 |
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Questions
- Is Marcellous a boy or girl name?
- Marcellous is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marcellous were boys.
- How popular is the name Marcellous?
- 13 baby boys were named Marcellous in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
- When was Marcellous most popular?
- Marcellous peaked in 1993, when 36 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,870 in 1973.
- How many people are named Marcellous?
- 1,062 babies have been named Marcellous in the US since 1880. We estimate about 944 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.