Boys' name · since 1980
Marchello
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.
- #7,478 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 546
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marchello is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 546 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Marchello recorded 546 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2024.
- #7,478 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 546 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marchello ranks #7,478 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 546 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,478 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 546
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marchello's 546 recorded births place it above 83.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Marchello's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marchello's full recorded timeline at 2005, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 109 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marchello popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024
- Peak year (1981)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Marchello by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (288 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Marchello's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Marchello births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
288 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s 88
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 288 births (53% of all-time use).
How Marchello 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 Marchello's total volume
Marchello by state
Where Marchello concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| 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% |
32 of 546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Marchello's data
- Marchello's decade-level peak was the 1980s (288 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Marchellos (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marchello: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1980–2024 (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 Marchello 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.