Is Marquel a boy or girl name?

Marquel is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,960 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 8.4% were girls and 91.6% were boys.

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Marquel

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Marquel was most popular in 1995, when 139 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,126 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,960 people named Marquel.

Marquel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marquel’s peak in 1995. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marquel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marquel is mostly a boy’s name — 8.4% of the 2,960 Americans given it were girls and 91.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Marquel

Where Marquel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org