Marcello Boy
How popular is Marcello?
#897 boy name in 2025
265 baby boys were named Marcello in the US in 2025, making it the 897th most popular boy name.
Marcello popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #897 for boys (▲ 104 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 265 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,190 in 2015, #1,160 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (265 boys) |
| Highest rank | #792 in 1981 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marcello counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marcelo family of names ranked #321 for boys in 2025 (#357 the year before), with 1,063 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marcelo | 798 | 75% |
| Marcello | 265 | 25% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Marcello is most popular
Babies named Marcello per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Connecticut: 0.3 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (95 boys)
- Arizona: 0.2 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (146 boys)
Marcello by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 50 | #2,543 |
| 1920s | 125 | #1,959 |
| 1930s | 94 | #1,848 |
| 1940s | 60 | #1,883 |
| 1950s | 106 | #1,938 |
| 1960s | 317 | #982 |
| 1970s | 506 | #936 |
| 1980s | 619 | #792 |
| 1990s | 697 | #1,209 |
| 2000s | 1,395 | #1,012 |
| 2010s | 1,556 | #1,080 |
| 2020s | 1,083 | #897 |
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Questions
- Is Marcello a boy or girl name?
- Marcello is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marcello were boys.
- How popular is the name Marcello?
- 265 baby boys were named Marcello in the US in 2025, making it the 897th most popular boy name.
- When was Marcello most popular?
- Marcello peaked in 2025, when 265 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #792 in 1981.
- How many people are named Marcello?
- 6,618 babies have been named Marcello in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,115 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Marcello most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marcello was most common in Connecticut, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.