How many Marceaus are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Marceau are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.

How popular is the name Marceau in 2025?

Marceau ranks #7679 among US boy names in 2025, with 10 babies given the name.

How rare is the name Marceau?

About 1 in every 170,808 US boys born in 2025 was named Marceau — 10 in all.

Will my child share the name Marceau with classmates?

Marceau will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Marceau

Masculine

#7679 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year

rareCharts in 1 more country10 boys in 2025

Marceau entered the US charts in 2016, peaked at #7257 in 2024, ranks #7679 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Marceau?

Marceau first appears in US birth records in 2016 — 9 years ago. The typical Marceau is a kid of about 4 — this name's wave is very recent. Fewer than a hundred people named Marceau are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.

When was the name Marceau most popular?

Marceau peaked in 2024, reaching #7257 nationally. Today it ranks #7679, 422 places below that high. See the whole 2024 chart.

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What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 2016
Most boys named: 202411 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #7257reached in 2024
Change vs 2024: −9.1%10 in 2025, from 11

Marceau sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2024, with 11 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Marceau in other languages

France · ~2,405 babies, 2025#13

INSEE rounds every published count to the nearest five for statistical confidentiality; the ranks are calculated from the exact figures. International figures from INSEE. Sources

Marceaus among us

Fewer than a hundred people named Marceau are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.

About 1 boy in 170,808 born in 2025 was named Marceau

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Is it right for you

What happens to a name after it peaks

The Audiel test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Marceau's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Audiel climbed just as high around 2003, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Audiel's path sketches the road Marceau is walking now.

40%chance Marceau will feel “very 2020s” by 2040

Marceau, aligned on its peakAudiel· peak 2003not yet written

Marceau today is about where Audiel stood in 2004 — 1 year past a #7245-sized peak. By 2019, Audiel had settled around #11318.

Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Marceau sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Marceau beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Marceau in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Marceauthis name10#7679Early10#7679Obie10#7679Huston10#7679Knute10#7679

US boys given each name in 2025.

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How many Marceaus are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Marceau are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
How popular is the name Marceau in 2025?: Marceau ranks #7679 among US boy names in 2025, with 10 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Marceau?: About 1 in every 170,808 US boys born in 2025 was named Marceau — 10 in all.
Will my child share the name Marceau with classmates?: Marceau will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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