Marcelo Boy
How popular is Marcelo?
#398 boy name in 2025
798 baby boys were named Marcelo in the US in 2025, making it the 398th most popular boy name.
Marcelo popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #398 for boys (▲ 46 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 798 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+155% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #761 in 2015, #641 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (798 boys) |
| Highest rank | #398 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1907 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marcelo 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 Marcelo is most popular
Babies named Marcelo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Nevada: 0.9 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- Texas: 0.9 per 1,000 (780 boys)
- Arizona: 0.8 per 1,000 (139 boys)
- Florida: 0.7 per 1,000 (309 boys)
- California: 0.6 per 1,000 (593 boys)
Marcelo by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1910s | 68 | #1,810 |
| 1920s | 187 | #1,470 |
| 1930s | 209 | #1,124 |
| 1940s | 195 | #1,255 |
| 1950s | 255 | #1,279 |
| 1960s | 397 | #1,042 |
| 1970s | 678 | #914 |
| 1980s | 796 | #942 |
| 1990s | 1,338 | #817 |
| 2000s | 2,187 | #781 |
| 2010s | 3,400 | #576 |
| 2020s | 3,515 | #398 |
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Questions
- Is Marcelo a boy or girl name?
- Marcelo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marcelo were boys.
- How popular is the name Marcelo?
- 798 baby boys were named Marcelo in the US in 2025, making it the 398th most popular boy name.
- When was Marcelo most popular?
- Marcelo peaked in 2025, when 798 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #398 in 2025.
- How many people are named Marcelo?
- 13,231 babies have been named Marcelo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,343 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Marcelo most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marcelo was most common in Nevada, at 0.9 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.