US rank #12721 Boys' name Peak 1981 546 births

Marchello — #12721 US boys' name

546 babies named Marchello in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s2881990s132000s1392010s882020s18
#12721
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Marchello was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

109 babies were named Marchello in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marchello

The Social Security Administration has registered 546 babies named Marchello between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marchello currently holds the #12721 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 109 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marchello performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 288 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marchello shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Marchello in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marchello 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 546 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.

Marchello at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

546

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

1981

109 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#12,721

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marchello popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
109
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Marchello by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
288 births that decade — 53% of Marchello's all-time total
1980s2881990s132000s1392010s882020s18

Marchello by state

Where Marchello concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Marchello
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
32 5.9%
#2 Mississippi
28 5.1%
#3 Tennessee
19 3.5%
#4 Georgia
10 1.8%
#5 Arkansas
8 1.5%
#6 Texas
8 1.5%
#7 Alabama
7 1.3%
Illinois share of Marchello's total US births 5.9%
Even split

32 of 546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marchello?
546 babies have been named Marchello since 1980. It currently ranks #12721 among boys. The peak year was 1981 with 109 births.
When was Marchello most popular?
Marchello was most popular in the 1980s decade with 288 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Marchello most popular?
The top states for the name Marchello are Illinois (32 births), Mississippi (28 births), Tennessee (19 births).
How long has the name Marchello been used?
Marchello has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marchello?
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.

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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, 1980–2024 (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.