Marcelino
Marcelino is a surname that originated in Spain. There are also several families with the Marcelino surname in Philippines, Portugal, and the Americas.Carolina Marcelino, Brazilian researcher and computer scientist Fábio Marcelino (1973–2025), Brazilian volleyball player Flor Marcelino, Politician born in Manila, Philippines Malaya Marcelino, Canadian politician
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Marcelino
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marcelino is a surname that originated in Spain. There are also several families with the Marcelino surname in Philippines, Portugal, and the Americas.Carolina Marcelino, Brazilian researcher and computer scientist Fábio Marcelino (1973–2025), Brazilian volleyball player Flor Marcelino, Politician born in Manila, Philippines Malaya Marcelino, Canadian politician
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Marcelino
American parents first put Marcelino on the record books as a baby boy name in 1888, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 130 Marcelinos were born — ranking #1,284 that year. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,612 among baby boy names with 107 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 8K Marcelinos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Marcelino
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Marcelino. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Celino
Names that sound like Marcelino
Phonetically similar names — useful when Marcelino is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Marcellino
- Marceline
- Marcelina
- Marcelline
- Marcellina
- Marcellinus
- Marciano
- Marcelo
- Marcelli
- Marilena
- Marcela
- Maryellen
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About the name Marcelino
Marcelino is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Marcelino's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #826. Use the chart and map above to compare Marcelino's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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