Recorded 1917–2022 Boys' name Peak 2015 299 births

Marcellino — boys' name

299 babies named Marcellino in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s211930s61950s91960s381970s401980s171990s312000s502010s552020s27
2010s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Marcellino was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

11 babies were named Marcellino in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcellino

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Marcellino between 1917 and 2022, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marcellino currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcellino performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Marcellino shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marcellino in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcellino in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 299 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marcellino at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

299

Since 1917

106 years of records

Peak year

2015

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1917

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2022

Marcellino popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1917

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2015)
11
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
4681012 202220152008200219931976196219241917 5

Marcellino by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
55 births that decade — 18% of Marcellino's all-time total
1910s51920s211930s61950s91960s381970s401980s171990s312000s502010s552020s27

Marcellino by state

Where Marcellino concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marcellino
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.0%
California share of Marcellino's total US births 2.0%

6 of 299 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcellino?
299 babies have been named Marcellino since 1917. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2015 with 11 births.
When was Marcellino most popular?
Marcellino was most popular in the 2010s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Marcellino most popular?
The top states for the name Marcellino are California (6 births).
How long has the name Marcellino been used?
Marcellino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 106 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Marcellino?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.