Marcel

Meaning and origin of Marcel

Popularity of Marcel in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1919.
• Over recent years, Marcel has been rising (+6.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Marcel every 5.4 schools, all spellings combined.

Marcel in English-speaking countries

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  339^th boys’ name31 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,933

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  555^th boys’ name61 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,786+10.4% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  412^th boys’ name25 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,873

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  434^th boys’ name271 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,049−11.8% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  446^th boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,245

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  745^th boys’ name1,044 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,925+1.4% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada) and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Marselabroad
• Marcellabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Marcel

• Maxime
• Marin
• Maxence
• Clément
• Lino
• Félix
• Émile
• Lucien
• Octave
• Marcus
• Martin
• Auguste

See also

• →French names of Latin origin