Is Marshel a boy or girl name?

Marshel is a boy’s name. Of the 533 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.2% were girls and 97.8% were boys.

Marshel

Recorded 1911–1989 · United States

Marshel was most popular in 1923, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,506 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 533 people named Marshel.

Marshel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marshel’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marshel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marshel is a boy’s name — 2.2% of the 533 Americans given it were girls and 97.8% were 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.

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