Marsel

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A few things about Marsel you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Marsel

Marsel İlhan

Turkish tennis player (born 1987)

Choose Marsel and your child shares a first name with Marsel İlhan, a Turkish tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Marsel, like who?” Marsel İlhan's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 100,000 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Marsel, 17 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Marsel would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMarsel first shows up in US birth records in 1971, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 54 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2023, when it reached #4,220.
• 📈Then vs nowMarsel is 4.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 400,000 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 100,000.
• 🚀TrendMarsel has climbed 2,668 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,399. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Marsel

Marsel is a boy name of French origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-sel”. US birth records list Marsel for boys from 1971 to 2025, in 19 of those 55 years. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked #4,220 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,399, with 17 babies.

Origin:French names