Marcellus

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Marcellus: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Marcellus: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,534, and it stood at #2,263 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1534highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
1998	#2901
2001	#3134
2003	#2189
2006	#2870
2009	#3744
2012	#3987
2013	#3822
2014	#2459
2015	#2150
2016	#3478
2017	#1812
2018	#4749
2019	#2488
2020	#2682
2021	#1860
2022	#1534
2023	#1906
2024	#2263

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 19 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1534 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Marcellus by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Marcellus in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	6	2 of 10	3
2000s	18	4 of 10	5
2010s	55	8 of 10	7
2020sbusiest	57	5 of 10	11

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 11 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Marcellus appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1534 in England and Wales in 2022.

Marcellus's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2263	10	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1906	12	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1534	16	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1860	12	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2682	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2488	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#4749	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1812	13	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3478	5	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2150	10	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2459	8	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2870	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2189	6	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 19 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,534, first reached in 2022.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 16 births, registered in England and Wales in 2022.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Marcella · #138, 60y
Marcello · #1174, 28y
Marcelo · #1683, 24y
Marcia · #354, 36y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aurelio · #1534, 16y
Kenji · #1534, 21y
Rakan · #1534, 20y
Shia · #1534, 18y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Kenji · #1534, 21y
Tanay · #1534, 25y
Callista · #1535, 23y
Fatou · #1535, 28y

Marcellus and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Marcellus without appearing here.

Marcellus moved ahead of

Shannon Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #1812 and #4812.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1906 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2263 and #5119.
Kim Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2150 and #4747.
Sander Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2150 and #4747.

Moved ahead of Marcellus

Aksel Compare
In 2008 they stood at #2870 and #4052 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #3744 and #2837.
Rune Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1534 and #1609 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1906 and #1799.

Moved the opposite way to Marcellus

Brent Compare
Between 1996 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Marcellus went from #2863 to #1534 while Brent went from #898 to #3449.
Tor Compare
Between 1996 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Marcellus went from #2863 to #1534 while Tor went from #2020 to #3449.
Ole Compare
Between 1998 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Marcellus went from #2901 to #1534 while Ole went from #2901 to #4789.
Braxton Compare
Between 2012 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Marcellus went from #3987 to #2263 while Braxton went from #569 to #2088.

Moved the same way as Marcellus

Matheo Compare
Between 2013 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Marcellus went from #3822 to #2263 and Matheo from #3822 to #1517.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1534 in England and Wales in 2022. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Marcellus

Marcellus at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Marcellus by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Marcellus appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Marcellus at a glance

Marcellus by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Marcellus appears in

What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Marcellus and the names beside it

Marcellus moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Marcellus

Moved the opposite way to Marcellus

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