Marcelo

Origin: Variant of Marcellus · Possibly linked to Mars, Roman god of war; Etruscan root meaning unknown (from Latin)

Boy's name · #399 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Marcelo is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1907, it stood at #399 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 13,000 boys have been named Marcelo along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#69 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #156 in Mexico (2024) · #326 in Ecuador (2025) · #666 in Sweden (2025) · #1,366 in France (2025) · #1,212 in Canada (2024).

Famous Marcelos

Marcelo Vieira — Brazilian association football player
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa — Portuguese politician and academic, former President of Portugal
Marcelo Brozović — Croatian association football player
Marcelo Bielsa — Argentinian association football player and manager
Marcelo Caetano — Portuguese politician (1906–1980)

In stories & tradition

Marcelo Chiriboga^es — El jardín de al lado (Spanish-language novel)

What Marcelos become

Among 1,607 notable people named Marcelo:

Sports figures appear 1.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marcelo Vieira, Brazilian association football player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Marcello (#900), Marcelo would rank around #324 with about 1,100 births last year — the newborns split about 75/25 between Marcelo and Marcello.

Similar names: Marcello · Leandro · Maximo · Carmelo · Eliseo · Camilo

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