Given name
Marquel
“a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman”
Marquel is a variant of Marquis. One French interpretation is “a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marquel is a variant of Marquis. One French interpretation is “a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marquel is a variant of Marquis. An origin associated with Marquis is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marquel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,960
- 2,712 boys · 248 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 139 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,679 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,679 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 46.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 121 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,160 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marquel’s family of names
Marquel has a related form in Marquis.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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