Boy name
Marcello
Marcello holds the #897 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 265 newborn boys in a single year. Here's the interesting part: Marcello peaked in 1981, faded, and is now climbing again — a classic comeback pattern. Its strongest year on record was 1981 (#792 nationally, 122 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1912. The name's biggest fan base is in Arizona (#463 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#897
among boy names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#792
in 1981 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
265
boys named Marcello
Marcello popularity, 1880–2025
Where Marcello is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arizona (#463), Nevada (#516), Florida (#543)
Uniqueness score
51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Marcello in the most recent year of SSA data.