Boy name
Marcellus
Marcellus holds the #1054 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 208 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #741 in 2020 to #1054 today. Its strongest year on record was 1902 (#536 nationally, 16 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Virginia (#587 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#1054
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#536
in 1902 (1900s)
Babies in 2025
208
boys named Marcellus
Marcellus popularity, 1880–2025
Where Marcellus is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Virginia (#587), Maryland (#634), Indiana (#711)
Uniqueness score
54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Marcellus in the most recent year of SSA data.
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