Marcello

“From Marcus, ultimately from Mars, Roman god of war” — Italian, from Latin Marcellus/Marcus origin

Boy's name · #900 in the US (2025) · Trending

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. 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.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,400 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 9,100 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marcellos

Marcello Mastroianni — Italian actor (1924–1996)
Marcello Lippi — Italian association football player and manager
Marcello Malpighi — Italian physician (1628-1694)
Marcello Gandini — Italian automotive designer (1938–2024)
Marcello Bacciarelli — Polish-Italian painter (1731–1818)

In stories & tradition

Marcello — La bohème
Marcello Muratori — Emily in Paris
Marcello (Marcellus) — Amleto

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.

Similar names: Marcel · Paolo · Marcellus · Dangelo · Franco · Marquis

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