Marcell
Marcell is a name with a single cultural origin: Hungarian.
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Marcell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marcell is a name with a single cultural origin: Hungarian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hungarian
The Story of Marcell
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Marcell as a girl name dates back to 1912, when 5 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Marcell — #1,388 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1998 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Marcells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Marcell as a boy name dates back to 1912, when 6 babies received it. 1991 was its biggest year on record, with 105 newborns named Marcell — #1,055 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,715 among boy names with 48 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 5K Marcells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Marcell
Marcell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Marcell's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,006. Use the chart and map above to compare Marcell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.