Marcel

Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Meaning

Marcel is an Occitan form of the Ancient Roman origin male given name Marcellus, which in Latin means "Belonging to Mars". The feminine counterpart of the name is Marcelle.

From Wikipedia

Marcel first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 129 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 417 babies (rank #659 that year). In 2024 it was given to 339 boys (rank #753). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Marcel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Marcel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

20,759

Total babies (all years)

129

Years in the data

417

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Marcel

Marcel Proustprose writer · b. 1871
Marcel Pagnoldirector · b. 1895
Marcel Desaillyassociation football player · b. 1968
Marcel MarceauFrench resistance fighter · b. 1923
Marcel Acharddirector · b. 1899

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	5	#963
1884	5	#1,072
1892	7	#917
1895	6	#1,041
1896	5	#1,204
1898	6	#1,081
1901	7	#909
1903	8	#887
1904	5	#1,331
1905	9	#888
1906	9	#895
1907	9	#972
1908	8	#1,082
1909	7	#1,229
1910	11	#1,019
1911	20	#722
1912	28	#846
1913	44	#687
1914	63	#641
1915	90	#607
1916	74	#692
1917	104	#583
1918	112	#577
1919	100	#607
1920	106	#613
1921	101	#637
1922	114	#607
1923	145	#510
1924	142	#530
1925	148	#500
1926	121	#561
1927	142	#509
1928	134	#523
1929	128	#519
1930	129	#527
1931	113	#552
1932	114	#554
1933	79	#663
1934	100	#591
1935	70	#736
1936	57	#814
1937	69	#737
1938	70	#733
1939	76	#683
1940	53	#866
1941	59	#831
1942	80	#720
1943	83	#706
1944	48	#928
1945	75	#704
1946	63	#833
1947	98	#700
1948	110	#645
1949	88	#735
1950	88	#733
1951	96	#709
1952	108	#670
1953	108	#691
1954	107	#703
1955	83	#805
1956	121	#684
1957	106	#731
1958	104	#730
1959	114	#720
1960	123	#705
1961	118	#705
1962	131	#677
1963	123	#699
1964	148	#640
1965	166	#591
1966	141	#624
1967	164	#591
1968	162	#595
1969	175	#588
1970	183	#600
1971	179	#621
1972	202	#564
1973	185	#585
1974	151	#658
1975	183	#597
1976	167	#636
1977	173	#645
1978	135	#725
1979	160	#676
1980	176	#658
1981	176	#641
1982	151	#710
1983	206	#597
1984	191	#619
1985	201	#617
1986	248	#565
1987	233	#594
1988	278	#551
1989	279	#587
1990	327	#562
1991	292	#597
1992	336	#557
1993	262	#640
1994	265	#640
1995	253	#656
1996	276	#627
1997	250	#659
1998	259	#661
1999	273	#641
2000	227	#748
2001	214	#791
2002	195	#854
2003	227	#773
2004	212	#840
2005	238	#806
2006	198	#946
2007	248	#852
2008	260	#839
2009	234	#892
2010	255	#838
2011	256	#842
2012	238	#882
2013	275	#801
2014	264	#848
2015	308	#772
2016	317	#766
2017	315	#749
2018	326	#732
2019	310	#766
2020	373	#686
2021	387	#686
2022	417	#659
2023	341	#761
2024	339	#753