Marcello

Origin: Italian (from Latin Marcellus/Marcus) — From Marcus, ultimately from Mars, Roman god of war

Boy's name · #900 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Marcello is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1912, it stood at #900 in 2025; about 6,600 boys have been named Marcello along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,289 in Belgium (2025) · #1,365 in France (2025) · #1,609 in Austria (2025) · #2,385 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,819 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,078 in Canada (2024).

Famous Marcellos

Marcello Mastroianni — Italian actor (1924–1996)
Marcello Lippi — Italian association football player and manager
Marcello Malpighi — Italian physician (1628–1694)
Marcello Gandini — Italian automotive designer (1938–2024)
Marcello Bacciarelli — Polish-Italian painter (1731–1818)

In stories & tradition

Marcello — La bohème (Italian opera)
Marcello Muratori — Emily in Paris (TV series)
Marcello (Marcellus) — Amleto (musical stage work)

What Marcellos become

Among 731 notable people named Marcello:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marcello Pera, Italian philosopher and politician.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Marcelo (#399), Marcello would rank around #324 with about 1,100 births last year — the newborns split about 75/25 between Marcelo and Marcello.

Similar names: Marcel · Paolo · Marcellus · Dangelo · Franco · Carlo

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