How Many People Are Named Marcello?
An estimated 5,890 people in the United States have the first name Marcello. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Marcello peaked in popularity in 2024 with 224 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marcello as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marcello paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,890
About 1 in 58,193 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2024
224 births
Total Registered
6,352
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marcello
Marcello is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,352 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Marcello as a male name
Ranked #1,002 in 2024
224 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (224 births)
Marcello as a female name
Ranked #8,786 in 1970
5 female births in 1970
Peak: 1966 (5 births)
Marcello: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marcello span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,556 babies were registered. While Marcello is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Marcello by Decade
How has Marcello tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marcello by State
Birth registrations for Marcello span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, New Mexico, Nebraska. On average, about 165 Marcellos were registered per state.
Marcello + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marcello as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marcello: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcello?
We estimate approximately 5,890 people named Marcello are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 58,193 Americans share this first name.
Is Marcello a common name?
Marcello is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,352 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marcello most popular?
Marcello reached peak popularity in 2024, when 224 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marcello is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marcello a male name?
Marcello is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marcello Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marcello Smith, Marcello Johnson, Marcello Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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