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Marcellus

Boy's name · #1054 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Marcellus reached its best rank, #548, in 1902 and ranked #1054 in 2025. About 9,600 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #5,137 in England & Wales (2025) · #5,984 in Ecuador (2024) · #2,123 in Canada (2023) · #5,576 in France (2023) · #928 in Austria (2004).

Famous Marcelluses

• Marcellus II — Head of the Catholic Church in 1555 (1501–1555)
• Marcellus I — Head of the Catholic Church from 308 to 309 (255–309)
• Marcellus — Nephew of Roman emperor Augustus (42–23 BCE)
• Marcellus Wiley — American football player (born 1974)
• Marcellus of Tangier — Catholic saint (died 298)

In stories & tradition

• Marcellus Pye^sv — Septimus Heap (novel series)
• Marcellus — Operatic character in the opera Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas; friend of Hamlet
• Marcellus Washburn — The Music Man (musical stage work)

What Marcelluses become

Among 91 notable people named Marcellus:

Military figures appear 5.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marcellus, Roman military officer and usurper (died 366).

Similar names: Marcel · Francesco · Marius · Henri · Cassius · Lucius

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