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Marchel

Used in both girl and boy records

Marchel appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Marchel by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDMarchel as a girl’s nameUS records 1956–1972
#25617girl rank1967peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDMarchel as a boy’s nameUS records 1916–1938
#18463boy rank1937peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Marchel in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl196712 uses#384519671956–197211 listed years
Boy19207 uses#290519371916–193810 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.