Marsel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mar-SEL
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,397 for boys
Marsel is a boys' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Marsel mean?
Latin: Turkish, Albanian and Russian spelling of Marcel
Phonetic spelling of Marcel, which comes from the Roman name Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus.
Is Marsel a girl's or a boy's name?
Marsel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marsel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Marsel, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Marsel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 90 boys in the UK were given Marsel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #467, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Marsel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Marsel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 136% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Marsel, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Marsel in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 444 boys in the US were given Marsel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #604, up from #5,397 for this spelling alone.
Marsel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Names like Marsel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Axel Macsen Albie Magnus Milo Ezra Arlo Remy Musa Maximus Lando
Other spellings of Marsel
Names related to Marsel
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Marsel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marsel, updated 20 October 2026.