Marcello

Meaning: Possibly dedicated to Mars
Origin: Latin — Italian form of Marcellus

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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#173 in Italy (2024) · #860 in Poland (2025) · #1,199 in Belgium (2025) · #1,365 in France (2025) · #1,565 in Canada (2025) · #1,609 in Austria (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #2,385 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,664 in England & Wales (2025) · #6,670 in Ecuador (2020) · #626 in Scotland (2009).

Famous Marcellos

Marcello Mastroianni — Italian actor (1924–1996)
Marcello Lippi — Italian football manager (born 1948)
Marcello Malpighi — Italian physician (1628–1694)
Marcello Gandini — Italian car designer (1938–2024)
Marcello Bacciarelli — Italian-born Polish painter (1731–1818)
Marcello Tegalliano — Doge of Venice from 717 to 726 (died 726)

In stories & tradition

Marcello — Operatic character in the opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini; a painter
Marcello Muratori — Emily in Paris (TV series)
Marcello (Marcellus) — Operatic character in the opera Amleto by Franco Faccio

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 (born 1943).

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 · Markus · Dangelo · Vincenzo · Carlo

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