boy's name
Marcellous
- Gender Boy
- Letters 10
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,062
Marcellous is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1993, when 36 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Marcellous over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 24 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 46 |
| 1950s | 48 |
| 1960s | 73 |
| 1970s | 117 |
| 1980s | 137 |
| 1990s | 232 |
| 2000s | 176 |
| 2010s | 119 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 75 |
How popular is Marcellous?
In 2025, Marcellous was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Marcellous
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marcellous also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marcellous over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marcellous
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marcellous — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marcellous
How popular is the name Marcellous?
In 2025, Marcellous was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Marcellous a girl's or a boy's name?
Marcellous is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Marcellous most popular?
Marcellous peaked in 1993, when 36 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Marcellous a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marcellous currently ranks #6,748 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.