Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Little Marcus
- Italian
- Form of the Latin Marcellus meaning hammer.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Marcelo
Pronunciation
m(a)-rce-lo, mar-celo
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #398, 798 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 798 |
| 2024 | 709 |
| 2023 | 566 |
| 2022 | 545 |
| 2021 | 478 |
| 2020 | 418 |
| 2019 | 483 |
| 2018 | 440 |
| 2017 | 463 |
| 2016 | 317 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #1683, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #1136, 31 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1762, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2014 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence