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01 / Meaning & origin
Markel is a masculine given name documented in Basque.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 39 boys (rank 3089).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Markel
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | 5 | 3,668 | observed |
| 1949 | 5 | 3,690 | observed |
| 1950 | 5 | 3,681 | observed |
| 1951 | 5 | 3,714 | observed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 6 | 3,425 | observed |
| 1954 | 11 | 2,449 | observed |
| 1955 | 7 | 3,201 | observed |
| 1956 | 11 | 2,497 | observed |
| 1957 | 8 | 3,024 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 10 | 2,663 | observed |
| 1960 | 10 | 2,685 | observed |
| 1961 | 15 | 2,148 | observed |
| 1962 | 11 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1963 | 6 | 3,646 | observed |
| 1964 | 8 | 3,050 | observed |
| 1965 | 8 | 2,982 | observed |
| 1966 | 11 | 2,465 | observed |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | 7 | 3,365 | observed |
| 1969 | 13 | 2,415 | observed |
| 1970 | 11 | 2,891 | observed |
| 1971 | 15 | 2,464 | observed |
| 1972 | 7 | 3,963 | observed |
| 1973 | 11 | 3,013 | observed |
| 1974 | 10 | 3,318 | observed |
| 1975 | 11 | 3,246 | observed |
| 1976 | 17 | 2,508 | observed |
| 1977 | 18 | 2,458 | observed |
| 1978 | 19 | 2,375 | observed |
| 1979 | 13 | 3,168 | observed |
| 1980 | 18 | 2,617 | observed |
| 1981 | 32 | 1,766 | observed |
| 1982 | 34 | 1,700 | observed |
| 1983 | 22 | 2,272 | observed |
| 1984 | 29 | 1,885 | observed |
| 1985 | 42 | 1,544 | observed |
| 1986 | 29 | 2,007 | observed |
| 1987 | 38 | 1,734 | observed |
| 1988 | 28 | 2,197 | observed |
| 1989 | 54 | 1,516 | observed |
| 1990 | 75 | 1,278 | observed |
| 1991 | 79 | 1,254 | observed |
| 1992 | 65 | 1,417 | observed |
| 1993 | 83 | 1,248 | observed |
| 1994 | 162 | 840 | observed |
| 1995 | 167 | 832 | observed |
| 1996 | 139 | 935 | observed |
| 1997 | 156 | 886 | observed |
| 1998 | 161 | 898 | observed |
| 1999 | 172 | 880 | observed |
| 2000 | 143 | 1,021 | observed |
| 2001 | 164 | 944 | observed |
| 2002 | 118 | 1,184 | observed |
| 2003 | 136 | 1,122 | observed |
| 2004 | 149 | 1,071 | observed |
| 2005 | 169 | 1,005 | observed |
| 2006 | 138 | 1,214 | observed |
| 2007 | 139 | 1,263 | observed |
| 2008 | 147 | 1,198 | observed |
| 2009 | 144 | 1,241 | observed |
| 2010 | 126 | 1,349 | observed |
| 2011 | 123 | 1,364 | observed |
| 2012 | 107 | 1,498 | observed |
| 2013 | 110 | 1,483 | observed |
| 2014 | 95 | 1,627 | observed |
| 2015 | 110 | 1,502 | observed |
| 2016 | 92 | 1,694 | observed |
| 2017 | 81 | 1,829 | observed |
| 2018 | 85 | 1,792 | observed |
| 2019 | 86 | 1,790 | observed |
| 2020 | 81 | 1,833 | observed |
| 2021 | 73 | 2,026 | observed |
| 2022 | 62 | 2,299 | observed |
| 2023 | 63 | 2,244 | observed |
| 2024 | 49 | 2,674 | observed |
| 2025 | 39 | 3,089 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Markel” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.