Marcello
Meaning not yet sourced
Editor’s note Up from #1,190 in 2015 to #897 in 2025 in the US
Boy’s name
What Marcello means
Meaning not yet sourced. Wiktionary has no word-by-word meaning for Marcello yet, and we don’t write our own.
Editor’s note Up from #1,190 in 2015 to #897 in 2025 in the US Worked out from the official US and England & Wales counts, not a meaning.
How popular is Marcello?
▲ 104 vs 2024
▼ 220 vs 2024
US: Rising: up from #1190 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #2483 in 2015, #2664 now.
Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 265 boys got the name (#897 that year). First in the US records in 1912.
How common
- About 1 in 6,446 baby boys in the US in 2025
- About 1 in 33,992 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in AZ (0.46 per 1,000 boys), NV (0.44 per 1,000 boys), FL (0.33 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.
US vs UK
Marcello is #897 in the US and #2664 in England & Wales (2025).
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #897 | 265 | 1 in 6,446 | #1190 |
| England & Wales | #2664 | 8 | 1 in 33,992 | #2483 |
| Scotland | – | – | – | – |
Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Marcello were boys.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 0 | 265 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 0 | 8 |
| US all years since 1880 | 10 | 6,608 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 0 | 206 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
Other spellings
Other spellings parents chose in 2025
- Marcelo798 US · 7 E&W
Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.
If you like Marcello
Boys
- Cooper#27Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025
- Giovanni#123Same root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”*
- Micah#90“who is like Yahweh”*
- Crew#256“weir”*
- Jett#169Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #169 vs #452 in 2025
- Maddox#209Editor’s note Down from #148 in 2015 to #209 in 2025 in the US
For a sister
- Phoebe#157“bright”*
- Sienna#94Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #229 in 2015, #94 in 2025
- Selah#216“to hang”*
- Sophie#55French form of Sophia, meaning “wisdom”*
- Brynlee#243Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 5 babies
- Ailani#168Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,199 in 2015, #168 in 2025
Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Marcello’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.
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