Marcell

Marcell is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Marcell are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 80%Female 20%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 80% male / 20% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Malta, Austria
US births since 1880: 4,367 male / 1,126 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Marcell

To address Marcell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Marcell," in English, "Guten Tag Marcell," in German. About 80% of people named Marcell are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Marcell,

German

Guten Tag Marcell,

French

Bonjour Marcell,

Spanish

Estimado/a Marcell:

Chinese

Marcell您好：

Japanese

Marcell様

English

Hi Marcell,

German

Hi Marcell,

French

Salut Marcell,

Spanish

Hola Marcell,

Chinese

Marcell你好：

Japanese

Marcellさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Marcell by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	80%
Malta	rare	man's name	98%
Austria	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

4,367 male · 1,126 female · 5,493 births recorded

Male 80%Female 20%

Since 1980: 97% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Marcell a male or female name?

Marcell is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Marcell are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Marcell in an email?

Is Marcell a unisex name?

Marcell is not a unisex name: 80% of people named Marcell are men. Marcell leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Marcell a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/marcell (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_marcell,
  title  = {Is Marcell a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/marcell},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}