boy's name

Marcellino

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 10
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 399

Marcellino is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Marcellino is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in 2015, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1917.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Marcellino over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Marcellino by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 5
1920s 21
1930s 6
1950s 9
1960s 38
1970s 40
1980s 17
1990s 31
2000s 50
2010s 55
2020s (to 2022) 27

How popular is Marcellino?

In 2022, Marcellino was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Marcellino is used

Canada #3,020 5 in 2018
France #5,283 5 in 2025
United States #8,349 9 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Marcellino

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Marcellino also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marcellino over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Marcellino

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marcellino — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Marcellino

How popular is the name Marcellino?

In 2022, Marcellino was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Marcellino a girl's or a boy's name?

Marcellino is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Marcellino?

Marcellino has 4 syllables.

When was Marcellino most popular?

Marcellino peaked in 2015, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Marcellino a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marcellino currently ranks #5,283 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.