Marchel
Marchel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Andrzej Marchel (1964–2025), Polish footballer Heinz Marchel, Austrian cyclist
Meaning & Origin of Marchel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marchel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Andrzej Marchel (1964–2025), Polish footballer Heinz Marchel, Austrian cyclist
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The Story of Marchel
As a girl name
Marchel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1956, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1967: 12 births, good for #3,845 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Marchels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1972 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 73 Marchels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Marchel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 7 births, good for #3,489 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Marchels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1938 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 56 Marchels 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 Marchel
Marchel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 73 births in the dataset. Marchel's peak popularity came in 1967 when it ranked #3,845. Use the chart and map above to compare Marchel'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 .
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