Marcellis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mar-SEL-iss
- Origin
- Latin
Marcellis is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “little Marcus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Marcellis mean?
Latin: variant of Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus
“little Marcus”
Variant of Marcellus, a Roman family name that began as a diminutive of Marcus.
Is Marcellis a girl's or a boy's name?
Marcellis is a boys' name.
How popular is Marcellis in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Marcellis in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marcellis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Nicknames for Marcellis
- Marc 19 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Marcellis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maximus Marcus Santino Magnus Samuel Mathias Moses Malachi Atticus Josiah Alexis Marco
Names related to Marcellis
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marcellis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marcellis, updated 20 October 2026.