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Marcelo

“Variant of Marcellus — Possibly linked to Mars, Roman god of war; Etruscan root meaning unknown” — Latin, via Spanish/Portuguese origin

Boy's name · #399 in the US (2025) · Trending

Marcelo is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1907, it stood at #399 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 13,000 boys have been named Marcelo along the way. Together with its spelling variant Marcello (#900), Marcelo would rank around #324 with about 1,100 births last year — the newborns split about 75/25 between Marcelo and Marcello.

Around the world: #69 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marcelos

• Marcelo Vieira — Brazilian association football player
• Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa — Portuguese politician and academic, former President of Portugal
• Marcelo Brozović — Croatian association football player
• Marcelo Bielsa — Argentinian association football player and manager
• Marcelo Caetano — Portuguese politician (1906-1980)

In stories & tradition

• Marcelo Chiriboga — fictional human

What Marcelos become

Among 1,607 notable people named Marcelo:

Sports figures appear 1.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marcelo Vieira, Brazilian association football player.

Similar names: Marcello · Leandro · Maximo · Carmelo · Eliseo · Camilo

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