Marcellus · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 143 recorded years as a table

Marcellus, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	100
1881	79
1882	53
1883	48
1884	96
1885	102
1886	81
1887	89
1888	74
1889	109
1890	63
1891	69
1892	57
1893	80
1894	86
1896	67
1897	80
1899	85
1900	73
1901	85
1902	130
1903	117
1904	109
1906	105
1907	48
1908	78
1909	67
1910	88
1911	66
1912	56
1913	57
1914	64
1915	65
1916	78
1917	57
1918	55
1919	51
1920	62
1921	48
1922	55
1923	54
1924	50
1925	40
1926	41
1927	44
1928	39
1929	42
1930	45
1931	48
1932	33
1933	24
1934	38
1935	31
1936	32
1937	35
1938	31
1939	24
1940	22
1941	22
1942	27
1943	18
1944	18
1945	19
1946	25
1947	21
1948	20
1949	26
1950	12
1951	20
1952	25
1953	21
1954	32
1955	25
1956	20
1957	19
1958	16
1959	15
1960	23
1961	21
1962	24
1963	19
1964	34
1965	32
1966	33
1967	41
1968	48
1969	48
1970	53
1971	68
1972	59
1973	50
1974	46
1975	60
1976	38
1977	41
1978	40
1979	39
1980	26
1981	36
1982	20
1983	30
1984	47
1985	35
1986	38
1987	50
1988	40
1989	41
1990	52
1991	51
1992	52
1993	60
1994	57
1995	51
1996	53
1997	58
1998	48
1999	47
2000	58
2001	60
2002	50
2003	58
2004	47
2005	53
2006	47
2007	44
2008	52
2009	50
2010	47
2011	46
2012	45
2013	42
2014	66
2015	77
2016	81
2017	98
2018	120
2019	130
2020	191
2021	201
2022	190
2023	158
2024	140
2025	122

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Washington 1.8×
Georgia 1.7×
Pennsylvania 1.7×
North Carolina 1.6×
Michigan 1.5×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 208
Rank in 2025: #1,054
How rare: 1 in 8,211 boys
Since 1880: 9,603

Most popular in 2021, at 201 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 59% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Washington	1.8×	25
Georgia	1.7×	36
Pennsylvania	1.7×	37
North Carolina	1.6×	35
Michigan	1.5×	25

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.