ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1971 First Year 2026 Last Year 2023 Peak Year #4217 Peak Rank 205 Total Count 20 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Marsel What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Marsel is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Marsel Çaka, Albanian footballer Marsel Efroimski, Israeli chess player Marsel Ibragimov, Russian professional ice hockey player Marsel Idiatullin, Uzbek professional footballer and coach Marsel İlhan, Turkish professional tennis player Marsel Islamkulov, Kazakhstani-Kyrgyzstani footballer Marsel Ismailgeci, Albanian professional… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsel) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsel) 📖 ## The Story of Marsel Marsel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 25 Marsels were born — ranking #4,217 that year. As of 2026, Marsel ranks #4,631 for baby boys with 22 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). In total, more than 205 Marsels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Marsel Phonetically similar names — useful when Marsel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Morsel * [Marcel](/marcel) * [Morsal](/morsal) * [Marcelle](/marcelle) * Marcil * [Marcell](/marcell) * [Marshall](/marshall) * [Marshal](/marshal) * [Martial](/martial) * [Marsa](/marsa) * Marchal * Marschall Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Marsel What does the name Marsel mean? Marsel is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Marsel Çaka, Albanian footballer Marsel Efroimski, Israeli chess player Marsel Ibragimov, Russian professional ice hockey player Marsel Idiatullin, Uzbek professional footballer and coach Marsel İlhan, Turkish professional tennis player Marsel Islamkulov, Kazakhstani-Kyrgyzstani footballer Marsel Ismailgeci, Albanian professional… How popular is Marsel in 2026? In 2026, Marsel ranks #4,631 among boys' names in the U.S., with 22 babies given the name that year. When was Marsel most popular? Marsel reached its peak popularity in 2023, ranking #4,217 that year with 25 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Marsel most popular? Marsel has historically been most popular in Florida. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Marsel. Is Marsel a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Marsel is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Marsel? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Marsel include Kaled, Kasra, Yishai. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦KaledPeak #4217](/kaled)[👦KasraPeak #4217](/kasra)[👦YishaiPeak #4217](/yishai)[👦KoehnPeak #4217](/koehn)[👦WylerPeak #4217](/wyler)[👦ZaePeak #4217](/zae)[👦DariksonPeak #4217](/darikson)[👦ZayirPeak #4217](/zayir) ## About the name Marsel Marsel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 205 births in the dataset. Marsel's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,217\. Use the chart and map above to compare Marsel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2023 → ](/year/2023) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "M" → ](/letter/m) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.