Given name & surname
Marcell
“the little warrior”
Marcell is a variant of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marcell is a variant of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marcell is a variant of Marcel. An origin associated with Marcel is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Marcell is a variant of Marcel. The history of Marcel gives this family its wider story. Marcel’s historical associations include a 3rd-century missionary to Gaul, martyred at Bourges with his companion Anastasius.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Marcell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,988
- 4,862 boys · 1,126 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 112 babies
- 2025
- 58
- #2,375 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,375 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 105 in 1991. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,759 as a first name in 2020; 1,007 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marcell’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Marcell has a diminutive in Marci. In German usage, Marcell has a related form in Marcel. In Hungarian usage, Marcell has a conventional equivalent in the English form Marcel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marcell has relatives in 5 languages.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marcell
- Marcell JansenGerman association football playerborn 1985
- Marcel BreuerHungarian-American architect (1902-1981)
- Marcell JankovicsHungarian film director (1941-2021)
- Marcell KomorHungarian architect (1868–1944)
- Marcell OzunaDominican baseball player (born 1990)
- Marcell NemesHungarian art collector (1866-1930)
- Marcell Deák-NagyHungarian sprinterborn 1992
- Marcell CoetzeeSouth African rugby union footballerborn 1991
- Marcell RévHungarian cinematographerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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