Markel is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Markel means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Markel across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Markel has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Markel is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “variant of Marcel, little Mars”. A respelling of Marcel, a diminutive of the Roman name Marcus.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,829 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 23 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Markel per year, United States (1948 to 2025). United States peaked in 1999 (183/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (4/yr).
Markel is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1999, when it ranked #1,898 nationally (given to 183 babies that year).
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