Markel
- Pronunciation
- [Mar-kel]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Of Mars: The God Of War.
- Origin
- German
Markel Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,670 baby boys have been named Markel. The name peaked in 1999 with 172 US births that year (rank #883). In 2024, ranked #2688 nationally — 1,805 places below its 1999 peak.
Top States for Markel
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Markel births are: Georgia (322), Florida (280), Texas (226).
Other German-Origin Names Like Markel
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6-Letter Names Starting with M
Names with Markel's exact length and starting letter: Maahes, Mabina, Macala, Macawi, Maccus.
Quick Facts About Markel
US Popularity History (2001–2001)
Annual US births named Markel by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2001 with 164 boys named Markel (boy rank #946 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elle | Abbreviation Of Eleanor And Ellen. Beautiful Fairy | Female | English |
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Compare Markel to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Markel against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).