Masculine dossier · first seen 1962
Markell
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2005
Peak era
2005
Peak births
176
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Markell
How many people are named Markell?
An estimated 4,615 living Americans are named Markell.
How rare is Markell?
Markell is very rare among babies today, with 40 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 77.3% from its 2005 peak.
How old is the typical Markell?
The median age of a living American named Markell is approximately 22 years, with most bearers falling between 15 and 31 years old.
Is Markell still popular?
Not especially. Markell has been declining since its 2005 peak and registered 40 births in 2025.
Where is Markell most common?
Markell has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 3.4× more often than the national baseline.
1962Peak 20052025
Peak year
2005
Decline from peak
77.3%
2025
40
All-time
4,717
Where it lives now
Markell is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 3.4× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Louisiana and Georgia.
States where Markell is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.