Boy name#1,117 of boy names
Marcellus
Pronounced M AA0 R S EH1 L AH0 S (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2021
- 145 years in use
How popular is Marcellus?
Marcellus is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 9,397 children — the 1,117th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 351 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AA0 R S EH1 L AH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Marcellus
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Marcellus
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Marcellus?
- Marcellus ranks 1,117th among boys' names in US records, with 9,397 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,455.
- Is Marcellus a unisex name?
- No. Marcellus is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Marcellus most popular?
- 2021, when 351 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.