Marcelo
Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus. Marcelo may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Marcelo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus. Marcelo may refer to:
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The Story of Marcelo
Marcelo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1907, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 740 Marcelos were born — ranking #425 that year. As of 2026, Marcelo ranks #425 for baby boys with 740 births, rising sharply (+43% over the past five years). In total, more than 14K Marcelos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Marcelo
Marcelo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Marcelo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #425. Use the chart and map above to compare Marcelo'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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