Marcellus
Marcellus is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Austria, Germany
- US records 1880–2017
- 7,412 male / 5 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Marcellus
If you do not know Marcellus’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Marcellus,” in English, “Guten Tag Marcellus,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Marcellus,
German
Guten Tag Marcellus,
French
Bonjour Marcellus,
Spanish
Estimado/a Marcellus:
Chinese
Marcellus您好：
Japanese
Marcellus様
English
Hi Marcellus,
German
Hi Marcellus,
French
Salut Marcellus,
Spanish
Hola Marcellus,
Chinese
Marcellus你好：
Japanese
Marcellusさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name |
| Austria | rare | man's name |
| Germany | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
7,412 male · 5 female · 7,417 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Marcellus a male or female name?
Marcellus is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Marcellus in an email?
If you do not know Marcellus’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Marcellus,” in English, “Guten Tag Marcellus,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Marcellus a unisex name?
Marcellus is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Marcellus a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/marcellus. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_marcellus,
title = {Is Marcellus a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/marcellus},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}