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Marcel

Boy's name · #731 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Marcel reached its best rank, #500, in 1925 and ranked #731 in 2025. About 20,000 boys have carried it since 1881.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#16 in Poland (2025) · #42 in Belgium (2025) · #51 in Slovenia (2025) · #100 in France (2025) · #169 in Austria (2025) · #298 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #329 in Sweden (2025) · #354 in Scotland (2025) · #360 in Norway (2025) · #376 in Switzerland (2025) · #392 in Ireland (2025) · #486 in Netherlands (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Marcels

• Marcel Proust — French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)
• Marcel Duchamp — French painter, sculptor, and chess player (1887–1968)
• Marcel Pagnol — Novelist, playwright and filmmaker from France (1895–1974)
• Marcel Desailly — French footballer (born 1968)
• Marcel Marceau — French actor and mime artist (1923–2007)

In stories & tradition

• Marcel Kiekeboe^nl — De Kiekeboes (comics)
• Marcel Cartucci — Monkeys, Go Home! (film)

What Marcels become

Among 5,160 notable people named Marcel:

No single standout — notable Marcels spread across many fields.

Similar names: Marcell · Francesco · Marcellus · Lionel · Noel · Mariano

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