Marcelo

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A few things about Marcelo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Marcelo

Marcelo Vieira

Brazilian association football player

Choose Marcelo and your child shares a first name with Marcelo Vieira, a Brazilian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Marcelo, like who?” Marcelo Vieira's Wikipedia article is available in 80 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,140 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Marcelo, 798 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Marcelo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMarcelo first shows up in US birth records in 1907, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 118 years since.
• 🏆Best yearMarcelo is at its all-time high right now: #398 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowMarcelo is 4.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 10,341 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 2,140.
• 🚀TrendMarcelo has climbed 243 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #398. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedMarcelo is most popular in Texas, where it ranks #183, followed by Arizona (#221) and New Mexico (#236). It's in the top 1,000 in 32 states.
• 💬MeaningMarcelo is a Spanish form of Marcellus, which means “of Mars”. Our records link it to Italian and Latin roots.

About the name Marcelo

Marcelo is a boy name of Italian and Latin origin meaning “of Mars”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-elo”. US birth records list Marcelo for boys from 1907 to 2025, in 114 of those 119 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #398 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #398, with 798 babies.

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