Boys' name · since 1912
Marcello
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 6,608 babies named Marcello, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #898 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,608
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marcello currently ranks #898 among boys' names in America, with 6,608 babies recorded since 1912.
Marcello has 6,608 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #898 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #1,513 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #898 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,608 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcello ranks #1,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #898 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,608 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #898 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,608
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marcello's 6,608 recorded births place it above 96.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marcello compares
6,608 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marcello's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marcello | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,608 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 265 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marcello's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marcello's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 265, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marcello popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 265
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Marcello popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1966 (Marcello as girls' name)
Marcello by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,556 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Marcello's strongest decade.
1,556 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Marcello births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 50
1910s
50 births
- 1920s 125
1920s
125 births
- 1930s 94
1930s
94 births
- 1940s 60
1940s
60 births
- 1950s 106
1950s
106 births
- 1960s 317
1960s
317 births
- 1970s 506
1970s
506 births
- 1980s 619
1980s
619 births
- 1990s
1990s
697 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,395 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,556 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,083 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,556 births (24% of all-time use).
How Marcello compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Marcello's total volume
Marcello by state
Where Marcello concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,079 | 16.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 808 | 12.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 475 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 405 | 6.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 261 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 254 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 180 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 122 | 1.8% |
1,079 of 6,608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Marcello appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marcello's data
- Marcello's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,556 total births) through the 2020s (1,083) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Marcellos (1,079 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marcello: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marcello draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.